Consider Her Ways: And Others
Autor John Wyndhamen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 sep 2014
In the title story we are introduced to a world where all the men have been killed by a virus and women continue to survive in a strict caste system - bottom of the heap are the mothers. In others we meet the man who accidentally summons a devil and then has to find a way of getting rid of him without losing his immortal soul, as well as the woman who, thanks to an experiment in time, discovers why her lover abandoned her.
'Wyndham writes strongly and has a gift for bizarre plots'Guardian
'One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence'Spectator
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903, the son of a barrister. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names, almost exclusively for American publications, while also writing detective novels. During the war he was in the Civil Service and then the Army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, a form he called 'logical fantasy'. As John Wyndham he wroteThe Day of the Triffids,The Kraken Wakes,The Chrysalids,The Midwich Cuckoos(filmed asVillage of the Damned),The Seeds of Time,Trouble with Lichen, The Outward Urge, Consider Her Ways and Others, Web and Chocky. John Wyndham died in March 1969.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241972175
ISBN-10: 0241972175
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241972175
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
John
Wyndham
Parkes
Lucas
Benyon
Harris
was
born
in
1903,
the
son
of
a
barrister.
He
tried
a
number
of
careers
including
farming,
law,
commercial
art
and
advertising,
and
started
writing
short
stories,
intended
for
sale,
in
1925.
From
1930
to
1939
he
wrote
short
stories
of
various
kinds
under
different
names,
almost
exclusively
for
American
publications,
while
also
writing
detective
novels.
During
the
war
he
was
in
the
Civil
Service
and
then
the
Army.
In
1946
he
went
back
to
writing
stories
for
publication
in
the
USA
and
decided
to
try
a
modified
form
of
science
fiction,
a
form
he
called
'logical
fantasy'.
As
John
Wyndham
he
wroteThe
Day
of
the
Triffids,The
Kraken
Wakes,The
Chrysalids,The
Midwich
Cuckoos(filmed
asVillage
of
the
Damned),The
Seeds
of
Time,Trouble
with
Lichen,The
Outward
Urge,Consider
Her
Ways
and
Others,WebandChocky.
John
Wyndham
died
in
March
1969.