The Day of the Triffids Library binding - 1996

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.

Detalles

• Título The Day of the Triffids
• Autor John Wyndham
• Encuadernación Library Binding
• Páginas 222
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Buccaneer Books, Cutchogue, New York, U.S.A.
• Fecha de publicación 1996-03
• ISBN 9780899683867 / 089968386X
• Peso 0.88 libras (0.40 kg)
• Dimensiones 8.87 x 5.76 x 0.71 pulgadas (22.53 x 14.63 x 1.80 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects England, Science fiction
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC