Description: Further DetailsTitle: The ChrysalidsCondition: NewEAN: 9780141181479ISBN: 9780141181479Publisher: Penguin ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/03/2000Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 12mmItem Weight: 157gAuthor: John WyndhamLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0141181478Description: A powerful post-apocalyptic allegory of persecution and intolerance, the Penguin Modern Classics edition of John Wyndham's science fiction masterpiece The Day of the Triffids contains an introduction by M. John Harrison.Nuclear war has devastated the world, bringing with it a host of genetic mutations. In the bleak, primitive society that has emerged from its ruins, any sign of deviation, no matter how small, is ruthlessly rooted out and destroyed. David lives in fear of discovery, for he is part of a secret group of children who are able to communicate with each other by transferring thought-shapes into each other's minds. As they grow older, they feel increasingly isolated. Then one of them marries a 'norm', with terrifying consequences.John Wyndham (1903-1969) the son of a barrister, tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising before writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. After serving in the Civil Service and the Army during the Second World War, he decided to try writing a modified form of Science Fiction, which he called 'logical fantasy'. Among his most famous books are The Day of the Triffids (1951), The Kraken Wakes (1953), The Chrysalids (1955), The Midwich Cuckoos (1957, filmed twice as Village of the Damned), Trouble with Lichen (1960), and Chocky (1968). If you enjoyed The Chrysalids, you might like Arthur Miller's The Crucible, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'One of those few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence'SpectatorCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Penguin Modern ClassicsTopic: Science FictionRelease Year: 2000 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Chrysalids
Publication Name: The Chrysalids
Title: The Chrysalids
EAN: 9780141181479
ISBN: 9780141181479
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 02/03/2000
Release Year: 2000
Item Height: 198mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 12mm
Item Weight: 157g
Author: John Wyndham
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0141181478
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Fiction
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Topic: Science Fiction
