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John Wyndham
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English science fiction author (1903–1969)

Also known as: John Beynon, John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, Lucas Parkes, Джон Уиндем, جون ويندهام, 존 윈덤

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Known works

  • The Day of the Triffids (1951)
  • The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)
  • The Kraken Wakes (1953)
  • The Chrysalids (1955)
  • Trouble with Lichen (1960)