No blade of grass
by Sam Youd · first published 1956
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The Death of Grass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "No Blade of Grass" redirects here. For the film adaptation, see No Blade of Grass (film). The Death Of Grass Cover of a U.S paperback edition. Author(s) John Christopher Country United Kingdom Language English Genre(s) Science fiction novel Publisher Michael Joseph Publication date 1956 (UK) Media type Print (Hardcover) Pages 231 pp ISBN 0140013008 OCLC Number 16191150 The Death of Grass (aka No Blade of Grass) is a 1956 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel written by the English author John Christopher, the f
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In the post-apocalyptic science fiction novel The Death of Grass (and the movie No Blade of Grass), a virus threatens all the world's grass crops. Some governments begin plotting to nuke (their own!) cities to reduce food demand. There is a worrying analogy to global warming, where governments might…
on “Atmospheric carbon dioxide passes 400ppm” ↗A film was made of the book in 1970: No Blade of Grass. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066154/
on “New wheat disease threatens Europe’s crops” ↗…and without bread probably half the human population would starve. Most of the rest would likely die in the resulting upheaval. There was a scifi story about such a scenario, I think it was entitled "No Blade of Grass" by John Christopher.
on “The nightmarishly complex wheat genome finally yields to scientists” ↗…additional books under the name of Richard Bachman, before that identity was linked to him, and the late Samuel Youd used to write under a half-dozen names, most famously as John Christopher (of Tripods and No Blade of Grass fame). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bachman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christopher
on “Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician you've never heard of” ↗My copy of it is entitled "No Blade of Grass".
on “New wheat disease threatens Europe’s crops” ↗