Author | William Vollmann |
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Cover artist | Foreground: Alfred Brehm, Eintagsfliege (Mayfly) from Brehms Tierleben- 1892 |
Language | English |
Published | 1987 |
Publisher | André Deutsch (UK) Atheneum (US) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 704 pp |
ISBN | 0-233-98022-9 |
OCLC | 14241374 |
You Bright and Risen Angels is a 1987 novel by William T. Vollmann, detailing a fictional war between insects and the forces of modern civilization. Vollmann described the book, his first, as "an allegory in part", inspired by his experiences with the mujahedeen in Afghanistan. The novel is subtitled "A Cartoon." It is illustrated by the author.