The Plague Year
ISBN 978-0-593-320723 | | |
The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID is a
Background
The book is written by Pulitzer Prize-–winning author, Lawrence Wright which guides readers through the tragic year of 2020 that America spent fighting against the COVID-19 pandemes.[2]
Reception
Writing for the
Carlos Lozada, the non-fiction book critic of The Washington Post writes, "Wright provides memorable historical context — during the flu pandemic a century ago, an Anti-Mask League emerged in San Francisco, proving there is really nothing new in the world — and even literary references, reminding readers that Boccaccio's “Decameron" featured 10 friends sheltering in place in plague-era Florence. But he also holds up some heroes for our time."[4]
The Guardian's Andrew Anthony writes, "But this is not a book of heroes, apart perhaps from Barney Graham, the chief architect of both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. Instead, it's a story about hubris and division, complacency and insularity, but most of all precariousness."[5]
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Lawrence, Wright. "The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid". Library Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- S2CID 245686950.
- ^ Lazoda, Carlos (June 4, 2021). "Why America failed to control the pandemic". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Anthony, Andrew (May 31, 2021). "The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid review – a devastating analysis". The Guardian. Retrieved January 11, 2023.