Neill wrote in his upcoming memoir “ Did I Ever Tell You This?” that collaborating with Campion was one of the highlights of his career since “An Angel at My Table” was “without question for me the most important film made to that point in New Zealand.” 'How glorious!', said Evelyn.'We can take everything we like from the all the shops.Jane Campion had to comfort Sam Neill on “ The Piano” set. 'Good thing', remarked Betty 'else we'd all starve'. Apparently the cloud had no effect on animals.' We were above the cloud, and we possibly the last people left alive. 'And I hear a cock crowing', said Robert. 'But the trouble is this: if that cloud were a petrifying one, why ain't that cat a statue?' 'I say, look!', and he pointed to a cat that came round the corner. 'Sounds the only explanation', nodded Pyecraft. It must have been a cloud that everyone into stone.' 'But why aren't we turned stone too?' asked Jean suddenly. Davis was, as they expected, a statue in repose Ole Herman, again as they expected, was eating he had been petrified as he was shoving a large piece of bread into his mouth. I really hope that it will be republished, because my childhood copy is not in the best shape and I cannot find a reasonable-priced copy anywhere. Let's not forget Neil is best known as an advocate of personal freedom for children. Also it is a perfect example of the freedom of speech for the young children who are free to express their opinion as long as they have correct arguments. I have to say that it is one of the smartest, humorous and imaginative books. Someone may just read the fiction story with the stone humans, the flying ships and the gorillas if he/she does not care reading about the students’ reactions. The chapters of fiction and reality/discussion alternate. So, when there are gradually killed, they are not that happy. Let's mention here that the characters of the story “the last man alive' are based on Neil's students. The students say if they approve the story continuation and whether they are happy with the way the story proceeds. It hasĪ) chapters of the the story “The last man alive” that describes the adventures of a group who survived a poisonous green cloud that turned everyone else into stone.ī) chapters with the discussions of Neil and his students about how this story proceeds. Neil (the founder and headmaster of Summerhill school in England) tells to a group of his students.

This is basically a fiction story that A.S. It has definitely marked my childhood and I still adore it. I think this must have been the first dystopian book I have read in my life.

Original Title: The Last Man Alive: A Story for Children from the Age of Seven to Seventy

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