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Day of the Triffids Mass market paperbound - 1985
by John Wyndham
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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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Readers credit Wyndham’s 1951 novel with a striking premise—mass blindness and predatory plants—and lasting influence on apocalyptic fiction. The prose is seen as surprisingly contemporary, with a compelling social-survival focus and a memorable, hard-edged ending. Criticisms center on thin characterization, a mid-novel slide into political/sociological lecturing, the triffids’ limited on-page role, and dated, often sexist attitudes. Despite reservations, most regard it as an engaging, British-flavored classic worth reading.
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When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.
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- Title Day of the Triffids
- Author John Wyndham
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition First Thus
- Pages 191
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Del Rey Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Publication date December 12, 1985
- ISBN 9780345328175 / 0345328175
- Weight 0.22 lbs (0.10 kg)
- Dimensions 6.9 x 4.23 x 0.56 in (17.53 x 10.74 x 1.42 cm)
- Category Fiction - Science Fiction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00000000
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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