Pale horseman: as the Spanish changed the world. Spinni L.

This book is not only a testimony of history, but also a prediction, because the modern world is already “never the same”

Laura Spinni is a British writer, a scientific journalist of the prestigious publications Nature, National Geographic, the Economist , New Scientist, The Guardian.

The whole history of mankind is an eternal struggle for survival. And, although there are fewer external threats over the past millennia, an invisible, but deadly enemy is always present next to us.

After the First World War, humanity has not yet managed to recover from losses, as a new threat stood before him - flu. The Pandemia of the Spanishness of 1918 covered the entire planet, and forever changed the world. Oddly enough, it sounds, but it was she who largely determined the appearance of the modern world.

The intriguing description of the fatal consequences of the Spanish in the XX century. Surprisingly relevant, amazing parallels!

the guardian

Spinni knows how to weave medical facts and historical riddles, turn the story of a pandemic into an intriguing narrative that can completely capture the imagination.

New York Times Book Review