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All Flesh is Grass (novel)

All Flesh is Grass AuthorClifford D. SimakCover artistEmanuel SchongutCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreScience fictionPublisherDoubleday1965Media typePrint (Hardcover)Pages260
All Flesh is Grass is a science fiction novel by American author Clifford D. Simak, published in 1965. The book follows a small town in Wisconsin that is closed off from the outside world by a mysterious barrier, placed by extraterrestrial beings.

Plot
The book is set in the town of Millville, Wisconsin, in the midwestern United States. Simak was born in Millville, which formed the setting for many of his stories.

The book begins with the town being suddenly enclosed by a mysterious barrier. The barrier has been placed by an extraterrestrial intelligence that wants to impose harmony and cooperation on all the species in the universe, but the town's inhabitants react to it fearfully. The extraterrestrials take the form of a patch of purple flowers.

The book follows the experiences of Brad Carter, a man whose business is about to go bankrupt. Brad has to deal with the local lawman, who becomes a bully, and also the presence in town of his childhood sweetheart. Eventually Brad meets the extraterrestrial beings, and agrees to speak for them on Earth.

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