The Death of Grass
$29.72
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
8 May 2009
Summary
First time in Penguin Modern Classics for this 1950s Sci-Fi Classic
At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and riots, but Europe is safe and a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been lying to their people. When the deadly disease hits Britain they are left alone, and society starts to descend into barbarism. As John and his family try to make it acros…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141190174 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141190175 |
| Author: | John Christopher, Robert Macfarlane |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 8 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 157g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
‘The Death of Grass sticks with commendable perseverance to the surface of the earth we know… John Christopher has constructed an unusually dramatic and exciting tale’ Daily Mail ‘I know and admire The Death of Grass. It was published at roughly the same time as The Day Of The Triffids. In my judgement, it is by far the better book. The characterisation is better and the mood uniformly cold. It is a thrilling and sensible work’ - Brian Aldiss ‘Gripping ! of all science fiction’s apocalypses, this is one of the most haunting’ Financial Times
About The Author
John Christopher
John Christopher (Author)
Christopher Samuel Youd was a British writer best known for his science fiction published under the pseudonym John Christopher. His many novels include The Death of Grass and The Possessors. He won the Guardian Prize in 1971 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976. Youd also wrote under several other names including Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford and Samuel Youd.
Robert Macfarlane (Introducer)
Robert Macfarlane was born in Nottinghamshire in 1976. He is the author of Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways and Landmarks. Mountains of the Mind won the Guardian First Book Award and the Somerset Maugham Award, and The Wild Places won the Boardman-Tasker Award. Both books have been adapted for television by the BBC. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and writes on environmentalism, literature and travel for publications including the Guardian, the Sunday Times and The New York Times. He is currently working on an illustrated children’s book about the natural world in collaboration with illustrator Jackie Morris.
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