"The Vastation"
| Title | "The Vastation" |
| Year for Search | 2020 |
| Authors | Theroux, Paul [Edward](b. 1941) |
| Secondary Title | Slate |
| Date Published | December 29, 2020 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Pandemic dystopia in which the well-off live in protected cities and others live in compounds based on ethnicity that war with each other. |
| URL | “The Vastation,” a new short story by Paul Theroux. (slate.com) |
| Info Notes | For a response, see Allison Bond, “To Whom Do Health Care Workers Owe Their Ultimate Loyalty in a Pandemic?” Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Slate (December 29, 2020). In a pandemic, what do doctors owe, and to whom? (slate.com) |
| Illustration | Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramo |
| Author Note | (b. 1941) |
| Full Text | 2020 Theroux, Paul [Edward] (b. 1941). “The Vastation.” Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Slate (December 29, 2020). “The Vastation,” a new short story by Paul Theroux. (slate.com). For a response, see Allison Bond, “To Whom Do Health Care Workers Owe Their Ultimate Loyalty in a Pandemic?” Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Slate (December 29, 2020). In a pandemic, what do doctors owe, and to whom? (slate.com) Pandemic dystopia in which the well-off live in protected cities and others live in compounds based on ethnicity that war with each other. Bond is a Clinical Fellow in the Medical School at the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in infectious diseases. |
