Chrysalids

Name: Chrysalids
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ISBN: 9781590172926

ISBN-10: 1590172922

ISBN-13: 9781590172926

Edition: 2008

Authors: John Wyndham, Christopher Priest

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The Chrysalidsis set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, who exist in a state of constant alert for any deviation from what they perceive as the norm of God’s creation, deviations broadly classified as “offenses” and “blasphemies.” Offenses consist of plants and animals that are in any way unusual, and these are publicly burned to the accompaniment of the singing of hymns. Blasphemies are human beings–ones who show any sign of abnormality, however trivial. They are banished from human society, cast out to live in the wild country where, as the authorities say,…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The
Publication date: 11/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English