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The Chrysalids (United States title: Re-Birth) is a science fiction novel by British writer John Wyndham, first published in 1955 by Michael Joseph. It is the least typical of Wyndham's major novels, but regarded by some as his best.
The Chrysalids. John Wyndham. 3.93. 56,948 ratings3,392 reviews. A world paralysed by genetic mutation. John Wyndham takes the reader into the anguished heart of a community where the chances of breeding true are less than fifty per cent and where deviations are rooted out and destroyed as offences and abominations.
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LitCharts.com offers a comprehensive guide to John Wyndham's science fiction novel The Chrysalids, set in a dystopian future where mutants are persecuted. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
The Chrysalids is a dystopian novel by John Wyndham about a society that persecutes anyone who deviates from the norm. The main character, David, is a telepath who escapes with other mutants to a land called Zealand, where they can communicate freely.
The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that has as much resonance in our own day, when...
- John Wyndham
- New York Review of Books, 2020
- Christopher Priest
- The Chrysalids
First published in 1955, The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear story of genetic mutation in a devastated world, which tells of the lengths the intolerant will go to to keep themselves pure....
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