The Body Snatchers
$21.60
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2010
Summary
Originally published in 1955, Jack Finney’s sinister SF tale has outgrown the initial debate about whether it satirized Communism or the conformity of US society at the time, to become a classic of paranoia; an examination of our fear of ‘the other’.
Most people know the story from seeing The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the classic 1978 remake (one of the few Hollywood remakes said to be better than the original, made in 1956) starring Donald Sutherland.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575085312 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0575085312 |
| Author: | Jack Finney |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2010 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 18mm |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
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About The Author
Jack Finney
Born in 1911, the American author Jack Finney wrote numerous SF novels, thrillers and mysteries, several of which were adapted to film. He was awarded the World Fantasy Award For Lifetime Achievement in 1987. A long-time resident of California, he died in 1995.
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