The Chrysalids

ISBN-13: 9780141032979 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 208 str.

John Wyndham

Opis

In the community of Waknuk it is believed mutants are the products of the Devil and must be stamped out. When David befriends a girl with a slight abnormality, he begins to understand the nature of fear and oppression.

Recenzje

Perfect timing, astringent humour . . . One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence Spectator

O autorze

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.