The Death of Grass
| Title | The Death of Grass |
| Year for Search | 1956 |
| Authors | [Youd], [Sam](1922-2012) |
| Tertiary Authors | Christopher, John [pseud.] |
| Date Published | 1956 |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | Post-catastrophe dystopia. Violence, breakdown of communities, and the struggle to survive. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. as The Death of Grass. A Novel. Penguin, 2009 with an “Introduction” by Robert Macfarlane (v-xii). U.S. edition as No Blade of Grass. A Novel. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. Rpt. without the subtitle. New York: Avon, 1967. A film was made under the U.S. title and directed by Cornel Wilde (Cornelius Louis Wilde 1912-89) (1970) with a screenplay by Sean Forestal and Wilde writing as Jefferson Pascal. PSt |
| Pseudonym | John Christopher [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author (1022-2012) was born Sam Youd and adopted the name John Christopher, and he is often listed as Samuel Christopher Youd. |
| Full Text | 1956 [Youd, Sam] (1922-2012). The Death of Grass. By John Christopher [pseud.]. London: Michael Joseph, 1956. Rpt. as The Death of Grass. A Novel. Penguin, 2009 with an “Introduction” by Robert Macfarlane (v-xii). U.S. edition as No Blade of Grass. A Novel. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. Rpt. without the subtitle. New York: Avon, 1967. A film was made under the U.S. title directed by Cornel Wilde (Cornelius Louis Wilde 1912-89) (1970) with a screenplay by Sean Forestal and Wilde writing as Jefferson Pascal. PSt Post-catastrophe dystopia. Violence, breakdown of communities, and the struggle to survive. The author was born Sam Youd and adopted the name John Christopher, and he is often listed as Samuel Christopher Youd. |
