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The Man Who Fell to Earth (Del Rey Impact)

by Walter Tevis

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

T.J. Newton is an extraterrestrial who goes to Earth on a desperate mission of mercy. But instead of aid, Newton discovers loneliness and despair that ultimately ends in tragedy.

Review:

"Beautiful science fiction . . . The story of an extraterrestrial visitor from another planet is designed mainly to say something about life on this one."

--The New York Times

"An utterly realistic novel about an alien human on Earth . . . Realistic enough to become a metaphor for something inside us all, some existential loneliness."

--NORMAN SPINRAD

"Those who know The Man Who Fell to Earth only from the film version are missing something. This is one of the finest science fiction novels of its period."

--J.R. DUNN

   Author of Full Tide of Night

"Tevis writes . . . with power and poetry and tension."

--The Washington Post Book World

"Terrific . . . The Man Who Fell to Earth can be seen as the story of a very hip, space-age Passion--about a savior who comes to Earth not to save us but his own people, and who is, in effect, crucified dead and buried."

--VINCENT CANBY

Synopsis:

T. J. Newton is an extraterrestrial who goes to Earth on a desperate mission of mercy. But instead of aid, Newton discovers loneliness and despair that ultimately ends in tragedy.

About the Author

Walter Tevis was an English literature professor at the University of Ohio and is best known for three of his novels, which turned into blockbuster films: The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Hustler, and The Color of Money. His other books include Mockingbird and The Steps of the Sun which appeared shortly before his death in 1984.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780345431615
Author:
Tevis, Walter
Publisher:
Del Rey Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Life on other planets
Subject:
Human-alien encounters
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st Del Rey ed.
Edition Description:
DEL REY
Series:
Del Rey Impact
Series Volume:
v.7
Publication Date:
September 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.58x5.58x.58 in. .67 lbs.

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