by John Wyndham · Acento Editorial · tapa dura · ISBN 9788448301903
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The Midwich Cuckoos is a science fiction novel written by John Wyndham. Published in 1957, the story centers on a small English town where all women of childbearing age mysteriously become pregnant at the same time. The children born from these pregnancies are unusual, with appearance and abilities that set them apart from others, generating fear and distrust in the community. The novel explores themes of alienation, mind control, and the dangers of the unknown, becoming a classic of dystopian science fiction.
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. His best known works include The Day of the Triffids (1951), filmed in 1962, and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), which was filmed in 1960 as Village of the Damned, in 1995 under the same title, and again in 2022 in Sky Max under its original title.
