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by Budrys, Algis
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some age darkening to text block, mild crease to upper right front corner, some rubbing to spine panel and some spotting to rear
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pyramid Books, [1958]. First edition. Some age darkening to text block, mild crease to upper right front corner, some rubbing to spine panel and some spotting to rear cover, still an unread copy with a bright front cover. (15850). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Pyramid Books G339. "An American scientist is badly injured in an explosion, then "repaired" by Soviet doctors and returned to the USA. The problem is that he is now virtually a cyborg and no one can be sure of his identity. A clever cold-war thriller which established this young writer's reputation." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 419. "A strong indictment of the idiocies dignified at that time (and to a great extent still today) as 'security,' but a parable also of estrangement and alienation more generally." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-183. "Perhaps as fine a study of dehumanization and alienation as SF will ever produce." - Gene Wolfe. 1959 Hugo nominee. Filmed in 1973 with Elliott Gould and Trevor Howard, it is faithful to the concept of the novel. Retitled for the video release as Roboman, apparently to cash in on the Robocop craze. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2474-77.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15850
- Title
- WHO
- Author
- Budrys, Algis
- Book Condition
- Used - Some age darkening to text block, mild crease to upper right front corner, some rubbing to spine panel and some spotting to rear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Pyramid Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1958]
- Keywords
- Film Source . SF . Paperback
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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