After being long out of print it is cause for no small celebration that Penguin have reissued John Christopher's seminal 'The death of grass.' With an introduction written by the novelist and columnist Robert MacFarlane, Christopher's prescient masterwork has echoes in Wyndham's 'The day of the triffids,' written some five years earlier. 'The death of grass,' is not a comfortable read - the questions it asks and the points it raises are peculiarly contemporary, particularly disquieting. It is an exploration of man's morality, inner strength, and his ability, individually and collectively, to triumph against seemingly insurmountable odds. Ultimately, there are cities to be built...
Monday, March 9, 2009
...the long gone green grass of home...
After being long out of print it is cause for no small celebration that Penguin have reissued John Christopher's seminal 'The death of grass.' With an introduction written by the novelist and columnist Robert MacFarlane, Christopher's prescient masterwork has echoes in Wyndham's 'The day of the triffids,' written some five years earlier. 'The death of grass,' is not a comfortable read - the questions it asks and the points it raises are peculiarly contemporary, particularly disquieting. It is an exploration of man's morality, inner strength, and his ability, individually and collectively, to triumph against seemingly insurmountable odds. Ultimately, there are cities to be built...
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