The Edict

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1971
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Set in an overpopulated future in which it is ruled that no child may be born for the next thirty years. If one is, the parents and the child will be executed. Robotic children are provided as a substitute. One couple have a child.

Pagination
182 pp.
Published Date

1971

Publisher
Doubleday
Place Published
Garden City, NY
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1971 Ehrlich, Max [Simon] (1909-1983). The Edict. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. 182 pp. Book Club edition Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, 1971. 182 pp. Rpt. New York: Bantam Books, 1972. 217 p. UK ed. London: Severn House, 1984. 236 pp. PSt

Set in an overpopulated future in which it is ruled that no child may be born for the next thirty years. If one is, the parents and the child will be executed. Robotic children are provided as a substitute. One couple have a child. Based on an original screenplay written in collaboration with Frank De Felitta (1921-2016), and a film directed by Michael Campus (1935-2015) and entitled ZP.G. (Zero Population Growth) was released in 1972.

Additional Publishers

Book Club edition Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, 1971. 182 pp. Rpt. New York: Bantam Books, 1972. 217 p. UK ed. London: Severn House, 1984. 236 pp.

Info Notes

Based on an original screenplay written in collaboration with Frank De Felitta (1921-2016), and a film directed by Michael Campus (1935-2015) and entitled ZP.G. (Zero Population Growth) was released in 1972.

Author Note

(1909-1983)

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