The Day of the Triffids
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2014
Summary
The most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.
‘When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.’
When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth’s population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep his sight - finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. But another …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241970577 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241970571 |
| Author: | John Wyndham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 144g |
| Dimensions: | 181mm x 111mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Essentials |
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Frightening and powerful, Wyndham’s vision remains an important allegory and a gripping story * Guardian *Wyndham was a true English visionary, a William Blake with a science doctorate – David MitchellOne of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life * Sunday Times *The best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced – Stephen King[Wyndham] did more than any other British writer since H. G. Wells to make science fiction popular… His plots, however fantastic, were characterized by inventiveness, clarity and a profound sympathy for mankind * New York Times *
About The Author
John Wyndham
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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