The Man Who Fell to Earth
by Tevis, Walter
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1473213118
- ISBN 13
- 9781473213111
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Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
US: Gollancz, 1963. Paperback. Good. The remarkable novel upon which the stunning cult film was based. 'Beautiful ... The story of an extraterrestrial visitor from another planet is designed mainly to say something about life on this one' NEW YORK TIMES Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which h as been devastated by a series of nuclear wars, and whose inhabitants are t wice as intelligent as human beings. When he lands on Earth - in Kentucky, disguised as a human - it's with the intention of saving his own people fro m extinction. Newton patents some very advanced Anthean technology, which h e uses to amass a fortune. He begins to build a spaceship to help the last 300 Antheans migrate to Earth. Meanwhile, Nathan Bryce, a chemistry profess or in Iowa, is intrigued by some of the new products Newton's company bring s to the market, and already suspects Newton of being an alien. As Bryce an d the FBI close in, Newton finds his own clarity and sense of purpose dimin ishing. Discover the book which inspired the classic film with David Bowie and the new Paramount+ series with Chiwetel Ejiofor!
Synopsis
Walter Tevis was an English literature professor at the University of Ohio and is best known for three of his novels, which turned into blockbuster films: The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Hustler, and The Color of Money. His other books include Mockingbird and The Steps of the Sun which appeared shortly before his death in 1984.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000068006
- Title
- The Man Who Fell to Earth
- Author
- Tevis, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1473213118
- ISBN 13
- 9781473213111
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1963
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