The Day of the Triffids
by WYNDHAM John
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Penguin UK, 1983. Paperback reprint. VG.. Soft Cover. Very Good.
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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- Bookseller
- Kirk Ruebotham Bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033168
- Title
- The Day of the Triffids
- Author
- WYNDHAM John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- FICTION SCIENCE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction Paperbacks;
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Runcorn, Cheshire
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