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The Day of the Triffids
by Wyndham, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Wyndham, John: THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS. DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, 1951. BOOK CLUB EDITION. USED. VERY GOOD- CONDITION/ VERY GOOD WHITNEY BENDER DUST JACKET. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. SCARCE.
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Wyndham, John: THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS . DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, 1951. BOOK CLUB EDITION. USED. VERY GOOD- CONDITION/ VERY GOOD WHITNEY BENDER DUST JACKET. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. SCARCE.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Seller
- Mary Riversong Books
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- WyndhamTriffids
- Title
- The Day of the Triffids
- Author
- Wyndham, John
- Illustrator
- Bender, Whitney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 5 7/8 X 8 1/2
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Terror, Suspense, John Wyndham, Blindness, Invasion, Invaders, Noir
- Bookseller catalogs
- For Sale; Books Into Film; Anglophilia; Science Fiction; Paranormal; Science & Technology; Fantasy; Horror;
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