The Day of the Triffids (Penguin 993)
por John Wyndham
- Usado
- Brochura
- Condição
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Livreiro
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Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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Sinopse
The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel written in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. Although Wyndham had already published other novels, this was the first published under the John Wyndham pen-name. It established him as an important writer, and remains his best known novel. When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day. The Day of the Triffids , published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.
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- Livreiro
- H4o Books (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 034500
- Título
- The Day of the Triffids (Penguin 993)
- Autor
- John Wyndham
- Formato/Encadernação
- Softcover
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Good Condition
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- Editorial
- Penguin Books
- Local de publicação
- Data de publicação
- 1954
- Palavras-chave
- BZDB69 Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy; . The Day of the Triffids Penguin 993 John Wyndham
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Science Fiction & Fantasy;
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