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The Day of the Triffids Library binding - 1996
by John Wyndham
About this book
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.
Details
- Title The Day of the Triffids
- Author John Wyndham
- Binding Library Binding
- Pages 222
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Buccaneer Books, Cutchogue, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-03
- ISBN 9780899683867 / 089968386X
- Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 8.87 x 5.76 x 0.71 in (22.53 x 14.63 x 1.80 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects England, Science fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC