Post-Apocalyptic Pandemic Fiction: Ancestral Portrayal of Ravaging Human Plague Novels

Abstract

Nowadays, the world is facing one of the historical challenges that it has not witnessed for a long time. In the Chinese city of Wuhan, at the beginning of December 2019, news channels, broadcasts, newspapers, and magazines have started to talk about the spread of an “epidemic.” This word may not have been used for some time, but it has now become the most widespread. The COVID-19 virus has had a direct impact on individuals, families, provinces, and the countries of the world as a whole.