ight fall ") ▁is ▁a ▁post ap oc aly ptic ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁English ▁writer ▁Arthur ▁C . ▁Clar ke , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁after math ▁of ▁a ▁global ▁nuclear ▁war ▁that ▁has ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁man kind ▁and ▁describes ▁in ▁great ▁detail ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁it ▁has ▁caused ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁town . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁revealed ▁as ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on , ▁with ▁the ▁ep it aph ▁on ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁William ▁Shakespeare ▁providing ▁both ▁the ▁location ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁Emp loy ing ▁a ▁third - person ▁objective ▁narr ator ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁matter - of - fact ▁style , ▁the ▁story ▁ach ieves ▁a ▁ch illing ▁effect ▁despite ▁completely ▁om itting ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁human ▁tra ged y ▁and ▁suffering . ▁Instead , ▁it ▁merely ▁shows ▁the ▁ble ak ness ▁of ▁the ▁completely ▁dep op ulated ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁surrounding ▁landscape , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁sparse ▁hints ▁of ▁how ▁its ▁destruction ▁fit ▁into ▁the ▁global ▁events . ▁Con cept s ▁like ▁mut ual ▁assured ▁destruction , ▁nuclear ▁over kill ▁and ▁( ins u fficient ) ▁miss ile ▁defence ▁systems ▁are ▁also ▁hint ed ▁at . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Post - ap oc aly ptic ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁by ▁Arthur ▁C