explorer / books · 1956
Not This August
Cyril M. Kornbluth’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1955 by Doubleday · 190 pages
Hugo · 1956
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This book is recorded on the Hugo ballot only. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
Synopsis
After the Soviet Union and China defeat the United States in World War III, former New York City copywriter Billy Justin must survive as a farmer under brutal Communist occupation in rural upstate New York. As the occupiers impose collectivization and crush dissent, Justin becomes involved in a secret American resistance movement working on a desperate gambit to reclaim national independence.
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