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The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

by Walter Tevis
Publication Date: 23/09/2009
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'An utterly realistic novel about an alien human on Earth'
Norman Spinrad

On his first day on Earth, Thomas J. Newton walks into a small Kentucky town to sell a gold ring for $60. Yet this tall, unnaturally frail and strange man needs much more money than this to achieve his ultimate aims. By licensing the plans for unimaginably advanced technology he makes himself a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars - but in doing so becomes an object of fascination, and even greater suspicion, for others.

The Man Who Fell to Earthis a science-fiction classic - a sad, thoughtful allegory of mistrust and sacrifice.

'Beautiful science fiction' The New York Times

ISBN:
9780141190372
9780141190372
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Publication Date:
23-09-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Books, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
198x128x11mm
Weight:
0.15kg
Walter Tevis

Walter Tevis was an American novelist and short story writer. Whilst a student at the University of Kentucky, Tevis worked in a pool hall and published a story about the game for an English class.

He would later revisit his love for pool in the novels THE HUSTLER (1959) and THE COLOR OF MONEY (1984), both of which would be adapted into multiple award-winning films starring Paul Newman.

Among his other works, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1963) and MOCKINGBIRD (1980) are considered masterpieces of science fiction. Tevis died in 1984.

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