{"product_id":"books-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-by-walter-tevis","title":"The Man Who Fell to Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeautiful science fiction . . . The story of an extraterrestrial visitor from another planet is deigned mainly to say something about life on this one.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThose who know \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eFull Tide of Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eT. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn utterly realistic novel about an alien human on Earth . . . Realistic enough to become a metaphor for something inside us all, some existential loneliness.\u003cb\u003e--Norman Spinrad\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTevis writes . . . with power and poetry and tension.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerrific . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e 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 hos own people and who is, in effect, crucified dead and buried.\u003cb\u003e--Vincent Canby\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480341504273,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780345431615.jpg?v=1777546290","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-ch\/products\/books-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-by-walter-tevis","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}