[Triffids 01] • The Day of the Triffids (Penguin Modern Classics)
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- Authors
- Wyndham, John
- Publisher
- ePenguin
- Tags
- classics , science fiction , fiction; science fiction; genetic engineering; dystopian; classics; general , horror , fantasy
- ISBN
- 9780141912110
- Date
- 1951-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.98 MB
- Lang
- en
When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day.
The Day of the Triffids, published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.