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The Fate of the Earth

Jonathan Schell

Examines the biological, political, social, and moral consequences of nuclear warfare and asks how such a holocaust might be prevented.

War & MilitaryWar & Military · high confidenceWar & Military81 signalsLlm Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryOpen Library: Environmental monitoring -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: Nuclear warfare -> War & MilitaryWar & Military Strategy

Award History

2 wins · 5 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor1982WinnerSecondary source
Hillman Prize for Book Journalism1983WinnerOfficial source
National Book Award for General Nonfiction HardcoverMajor1983FinalistSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionMajor1983FinalistSecondary source
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor1982FinalistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Nuclear warfare would bring biological, political, social, and moral consequences, and the book asks how such a holocaust might be prevented.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 58%.