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| Author | Richard Matheson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | post-apocalyptic |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Gold Medal Books |
Publication date | August 7, 1954[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 160 (1954 edition) |
I Am Legend is a 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971), and I Am Legend (2007). It was also an inspiration for George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968).
- ^ "Books Published Today". The New York Times: 11. August 7, 1954.