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| Author | James Howard Kunstler |
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| Language | English |
| Series | World Made by Hand series |
| Genre | dystopian |
| Publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press |
Publication date | 2010 (1st Hardcover Edition) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 336 pages (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 0-8021-1961-1 (hardcover edition) |
| Preceded by | World Made by Hand |
| Followed by | A History of the Future |
The Witch of Hebron is a dystopian novel by American writer James Howard Kunstler, published in 2010. It is a sequel to his 2008 novel World Made by Hand. Set in the fictional town of Union Grove, New York, the novel follows many of the same cast of characters from the previous novel as they navigate a world stripped of its modern comforts, ravaged by terrorism, epidemics, and the economic upheaval of peak oil.[1]
Kunstler explores themes of local and sustainable living. In interviews, Kunstler describes his imaginary world as an "enlightened nineteenth century." The overarching premise, however, is a stark look into the future at the dire consequences of the poor American system of urban planning, and the complete lack of workability the contemporary suburban arrangement possesses without the continuous input of inexpensive and abundant energy to maintain its infrastructure. This has been the core theme of Kunstler's non-fiction works, including The Geography of Nowhere (1993) and The Long Emergency (2005).
- ^ "Orion Magazine | Making Other Arrangements". Orion Magazine.