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Traduction approximative du résumé:

La fin du monde ne s'est pas faite du jour au lendemain. Après des années de guerre, la dégradation sociale, les tempêtes anormales et les marées naissantes, l'humanité était déjà près du bord. Et alors venu une menace à laquelle personne ne pouvait s'être attendu : tous les cadavres du monde se sont soulevés. Pour asséner le coup final.

Né dans ce paysage morne et sanglant, Julie, douze ans, lutte pour garder espoir alors qu'elle et ses parents roulent à travers les déserts de l'Amérique, un voyage en voiture cauchemardesque à la recherche d'une nouvelle maison.

Nora, seize ans, affamée, perdue et terrifiée, se retrouve tuteur unique de son frère après que ses parents les ont abandonné dans les - pas tout à fait - ruines vides de Seattle.

Et dans l'obscurité d'une forêt, un mort ouvre ses yeux. Qui est-il ? Qui est il ? Sans indices au-delà d'une cravate rouge et la lettre "R", il doit démêler le mystère sinistre de son existence après qu'il apprend à penser, comment marcher et comment satisfaire le monstre hurlant dans son ventre …

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The end of the world didn’t happen overnight. After years of war, societal breakdown, freak storms and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. Then came a threat no one could have expected: all the world’s corpses rising up to make more. To deliver the final blow.

Born into this bleak and bloody landscape, twelve-year-old Julie struggles to hold on to hope as she and her parents drive across the wastelands of America, a nightmarish road trip in search of a new home.

Hungry, lost, and terrified, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brother’s sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.

And in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. Who is he? What is he? With no clues beyond a red tie and the letter “R,” he must unravel the grim mystery of his existence–right after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly…

The end of the world didn’t happen overnight. After years of war, societal breakdown, freak storms and rising tides, humanity was already near the edge. Then came a threat no one could have expected: all the world’s corpses rising up to make more. To deliver the final blow.

Born into this bleak and bloody landscape, twelve-year-old Julie struggles to hold on to hope as she and her parents drive across the wastelands of America, a nightmarish road trip in search of a new home.

Hungry, lost, and terrified, sixteen-year-old Nora finds herself her brother’s sole guardian after her parents abandon them in the not-quite-empty ruins of Seattle.

And in the darkness of a forest, a dead man opens his eyes. Who is he? What is he? With no clues beyond a red tie and the letter “R,” he must unravel the grim mystery of his existence–right after he learns how to think, how to walk, and how to satisfy the monster howling in his belly…

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New York est un bayou. La Nouvelle-Orléans est un récif. Le pays entier a été dévasté par des catastrophes naturelles et l'écroulement gouvernemental et pour couronner le tout il y a le problème ennuyeux de zombies essayant de vous dévorer à tout moment. Mais Nora de seize ans et son petit frère Addis sont sur le point de découvrir la chose la plus effrayante encore : étant abandonné dans ce monde terrifiant par leurs propres parents.

Laissé(Quitté) avec seulement un sac de vêtements et une trousse de premiers secours, Nora et Addis commence un voyage de tourment pour unir(connecter) avec quelqu'un qui ne regarde pas pour les voler ou les manger. Un homme blessé détruit un repas de haricots verts et des frites au sommet de l'Aiguille Spatiale à Seattle. Une tentative d'obtenir une bonne nuit de sommeil dans un motel fortifié est ruinée par un visage non mort leur regardant fixement par la fenêtre.

L'extrait en français se trouve dans la rubrique "Extrait" à la toute fin, en bas des deux textes en anglais.

New York is a bayou. New Orleans is a reef. The entire country has been devastated by natural disasters and governmental collapse, and on top of everything else there is the annoying problem of zombies trying to devour you at every turn. But sixteen-year-old Nora and her younger brother Addis are about to discover the most frightening thing yet: being abandoned in this horrific world by their own parents.

Left with only a bag of clothes and a first-aid kit, Nora and Addis begin a harrowing journey to connect with anyone who isn't looking to rob them or eat them. A wounded man wrecks a meal of green beans and French fries at the top of the Space Needle in Seattle. An attempt to get a good night’s sleep in a fortified motel is ruined by an undead face staring at them through the window. And they just can’t seem to shake someone – something – that’s been following them everywhere they go….

Meanwhile, a girl named Julie is traveling toward the city in an SUV with her parents. She is only twelve, but has already seen friends die and her school burn. She has watched her father become nearly as cold and remorseless as the Dead. All she wants is someplace to call home, even if it never really will be.

And somewhere nearby, a tall man awakens in the woods, unsure of exactly where he is, or even who he is. As he struggles to remember details of his life, a single consonant comes to him: R. He is…a name that begins with R….

Isaac Marion once again demonstrates his remarkable gifts as a storyteller as he brings the world of WARM BODIES back to life. Grounding his characters in real emotion, Marion makes you root for them to save the world even as they simply try to stay alive.