The Day of the Triffids
by Wyndham, John
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140009930
- ISBN 13
- 9780140009934
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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
- Better World Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4190806-6
- Title
- The Day of the Triffids
- Author
- Wyndham, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140009930
- ISBN 13
- 9780140009934
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- This edition first published
- April 30, 1970
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