New York after the apocalypse: There are only two types of people left, the uninfected and the infected, who roam as zombies. In Zone One, the southern part of Manhattan, Mark Spitz, a hero of unparalleled mediocrity, is tasked with fighting the zombies alongside a group of civilians to save humanity. But could he already be one of them? Colson Whitehead has crafted a brilliant parody of the horror genre, where trash talk intertwines with exquisite humor, creating a portrait of the metropolis of New York - as it could be or perhaps already is.