Pat Frank (May 5, 1908 – October 12, 1964) is the pen name of the American writer, newspaperman, and government consultant Harry Hart Frank. Frank's best known work is the 1959 post-apocalyptic novel Alas, Babylon. His other books include Mr. Adam, Hold Back the Night and Forbidden Area.
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