The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - very good
- ISBN 10
- 0812967127
- ISBN 13
- 9780812967128
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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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- 2nd Act Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56630
- Title
- The Day of the Triffids
- Author
- John Wyndham
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0812967127
- ISBN 13
- 9780812967128
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 2003-07-01
- Pages
- 256
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