War of the Worlds

Name: War of the Worlds
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788726576085
Price: 10.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 978-8-726-57608-5

de Herbert George Wells (auteur), Gerry O'brien (lecteur)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

août 2020

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Résumé

This classic, early 19th century science fiction masterpiece serves as both a wonderful period presentation of the time as well as a cautionary tale. Called by many a "chilling novel account of a Martian invasion of London in the nineteenth century – a science fiction classic for all time." It was made famous by Orson Welles Mercury Theatre mid 20th Century adaptation that literally had thousands of people running for their lives at the time in the Northeast U.S.

H. G. Wells was an English writer, remembered mostly for his science fiction works. Often described as a futurist, H. G. Wells’s influence cannot be neglected for his works foresaw many technological innovations such as space travel, the atomic bomb, and the Internet. Four times Nobel Prize in Literature nominee, Wells explored a wide array of themes in his works, occupying one of the central seats in the canon of British literature. Some of his best works include the time-travel novel “The Time Machine”, the sci-fi adventure novel “The Island of Dr. Moreau”, the mankind-versus-aliens novel “The War of the Worlds” and more than seventy short stories.

Auteur

Herbert George Wells (auteur)

L'écrivain britannique Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) est célèbre pour ses romans d'anticipation. Engagé en faveur du parti travailliste, partisan d'un gouvernement mondial, il est un adversaire résolu des régimes nationalistes de l'entre-deux-guerres. Il puise dans ses convictions une partie de son inspiration, ainsi que dans ses études scientifiques, à l'origine d'œuvres telles que L'Île du Docteur Moreau (1896) ou L'Homme invisible (1897). Il est également l'auteur de La Machine à explorer le temps (1895) et La Guerre des Mondes (1898), ainsi que d'essais scientifiques et politiques.