Make Room! Make Room! - Couverture souple

Harrison, Harry

 
9780241507704: Make Room! Make Room!
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0241507707 ISBN 13 : 9780241507704
Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2021

Synopsis

'Revelatory. Harry Harrison's novel about Earth on the edge of disaster is both bracing and cathartic ... impressively prescient' Guardian

The planet's population has exploded and resources are stretched to breaking point. And, in a sweltering, overcrowded New York City of 35 million desperate inhabitants, a police detective must try to solve a murder. The basis of the cult film Soylent Green, this eerily prophetic novel is a nightmarish vision of a world in meltdown.

'A cautionary tale of what might happen if American consumption goes unchecked' Los Angeles Times

'An author with a serious purpose and a subversive wit' Christopher Priest

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À propos de l?auteur

Harry Harrison (1925 - 2012) was born in Connecticut and lived in New York City until 1943, before being drafted into the United States military. After WW2, he settled in the United Kingdom.

His contribution to science fiction writing is almost unparalleled: Deathworld, the Stainless Steel Rat series, Bill, the Galactic Hero, Stars and Stripes Forever, and West of Eden are all classics of the genre. He received the Nebula Award, the Golden Scroll of the Academy of SF Film, Prix Jules Verne (Sweden) and the Premio Italia. He was also a member of the SF Hall of Fame.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The planet's population has exploded. The 35 million inhabitants of New York City run their TVs off pedal power, riot for water, trample for lentil 'steaks', and sweat beneath a sweltering sun. Amid it all, a city cop tries to catch a gangster's killer and vie for the affection of a dangerous woman...

Offering a disturbing vision of the future and a groundbreaking exploration of the dangers of overpopulation, Harry Harrison's Make Room! Make Room! is a keystone work of science fiction -- and the basis o

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Éditeur
Penguin Classics
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0241507707
ISBN 13 
9780241507704
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
Penguin
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