John Wyndham

Broschiertes Buch

The Day of the Triffids

Penguin Essentials

Beschreibung

When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep his sight - finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike.

Autor

John Wyndham was born in 1903 in the Midlands. After leaving school, he tried his hand at several careers, including farming, law and advertising, before starting to write stories in 1925. During the war he worked as a censor in the Ministry of Information and afterwards served in the Army. The Day of The Triffids was published in 1951, and was followed by many other famous works of science fiction, including The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids and The Midwich Cuckoos. Wyndham died in 1969.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Essentials
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 180mm x 110mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 140g
• ISBN-13: 9780241970577
• ISBN-10: 0241970571
• Artikelnr.: 40742159

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