# The Postman

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- Book: [The Postman](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-brin/the-postman) ([The Postman.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-brin/the-postman.md))
- Authors: [David Brin](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-brin)
- Publisher: orbit
- ISBN: 978-03-5650-175-8
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2012-11-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

He was a survivor: a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. But when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker, his life changes for ever. As he journeys from one isolated community to the next, the old, worn uniform becomes far more than a protection against the unrelenting cold: it's a reminder of how things were before the world collapsed - and a symbol for how things might be again. His story is one of a lie becoming the most important kind of truth. Translated into 25 languages around the world, The Postman is a powerful and affecting novel about survival of the human spirit, from the award-winning author of EXISTENCE and The Uplift novels.