Pandemic influenza in fiction

By Charles De Paolo

Subjects: Fiction, history and criticism, Diseases and literature, Diseases in literature, Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919, Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919) fast, Epidemics in literature, Fiction, History and criticism, Plague in literature

Description: "The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919--the worst widespread outbreak in recorded history--claimed an estimated 100 million lives globally. This study surveys influenza research over the last century in original scientific and historical documents, and establishes a critical paradigm for the appreciation of influenza fiction"--