The Man Who Fell to Earth - Brossura

Tevis, Walter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 014119037X ISBN 13: 9780141190372

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2009

Riassunto

Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which has been devastated by a series of nuclear wars, and whose inhabitants are twice as intelligent as human beings. When he lands on Earth - in Kentucky, disguised as a human - it's with the intention of saving his own people from extinction. Newton patents some very advanced Anthean technology, which he uses to amass a fortune. He begins to build a spaceship to help the last 300 Antheans migrate to Earth. Meanwhile, Nathan Bryce, a chemistry professor in Iowa, is intrigued by some of the new products Newton's company brings to the market, and already suspects Newton of being an alien. As Bryce and the FBI close in, Newton finds his own clarity and sense of purpose diminishing.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Walter Tevis (1928-1984) was an American novelist and short-story writer. He is best known for his novels The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth which were adapted for film. He wrote three more novels -- Mockingbird, The Steps of the Sun and The Queen's Gambit - and a collection of short stories, Far From Home. He died in 1984.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 014119037X
• ISBN 13: 9780141190372
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192
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