The Day of the Triffids: John Wyndham - Rilegato

Wyndham, John

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ISBN 10: 0241284678 ISBN 13: 9780241284674

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2016

Riassunto

A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith.

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...

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L'autore:

John Wyndham was born in 1903 in the Midlands. After leaving school, he tried his hand at several careers, including farming, law and advertising, before starting to write stories in 1925. During the war he worked as a censor in the Ministry of Information and afterwards served in the Army. The Day of The Triffids was published in 1951, and was followed by many other famous works of science fiction, including The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids and The Midwich Cuckoos. Wyndham died in 1969.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0241284678
• ISBN 13: 9780241284674
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256