"The female of the species vanished on the afternoon of the second Tuesday of February at four minutes and fifty-two seconds past four o'clock, Eastern Standard Time. The event occurred universally at the same instant, without regard to time belts, and was followed by such phenomena as might be expected after happenings of that nature." On a lazy, quiet afternoon, in the blink of an eye, our world shatters into two parallel universes as men vanish from women and women from men. After families and loved ones separate from ...
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"The female of the species vanished on the afternoon of the second Tuesday of February at four minutes and fifty-two seconds past four o'clock, Eastern Standard Time. The event occurred universally at the same instant, without regard to time belts, and was followed by such phenomena as might be expected after happenings of that nature." On a lazy, quiet afternoon, in the blink of an eye, our world shatters into two parallel universes as men vanish from women and women from men. After families and loved ones separate from one another, life continues in very different ways for men and women, boys and girls. An explosion of violence sweeps one world that still operates technologically; social stability and peace in the other are offset by famine and a widespread breakdown in machinery and science. And as we learn from the fascinating parallel stories of a brilliant couple, Bill and Paula Gaunt, the foundations of relationships, love, and sex are scrutinized, tested, and sometimes redefined in both worlds. The radically divergent trajectories of the gendered histories reveal stark truths about the rigidly defined expectations placed on men and women and their sexual relationships and make clear how much society depends on interconnection between the sexes. Written over a half century ago yet brimming with insight and unsettling in its relevance today, The Disappearance is a masterpiece of modern speculative fiction.
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Philip Wylie has written a masterpiece which should have been made into a movie. His statements about humankind are as valid today as they were when he wrote this book. It is an unforgettable drama which will make you think about who and what we are, and will haunt you forever.
Nightwing W
Sep 30, 2010
Women without Men, Men without Women
Sounds like a dream come true, doesn't it? Not hardly. This is one of the best (and earliest) modern stories about what can happen when half the population disappears. It's dated but still far too true - we can say we could do it, but neither sex can really handle life without the other.
bbonjc
Apr 27, 2007
Fascinating book
Philip Wylie's writings are great. He combines intrigue with social commentary producing a can't put it down read.
