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MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! - Filmed as Soylent Green
by Harrison, Harry
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0425023907
- ISBN 13
- 9780425023907
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Berkley Medallion Books, 1973. Book. Illus. by John Solie;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus, Later Printing. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by John Solie. Directed by Richard Fleischer, this was filmed in 1973, starring Charleton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Stephen Young, Paula Kelly and a host of others..
Synopsis
It is the year 1999 and the world has become grimly, terribly overpopulated. This is the premise of Harry Harrison's 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room! and fans of his more comic work may be surprised at this bleak, foreboding novel. But Harrison's purpose in writing this book was serious and his concerns were real. Although his fears thankfully did not become a reality for the inhabitants of New York and the rest of the United States, the novel remains a gripping, thought-provoking work about privacy, deprivation and desperation. A teeming New York City serves as the setting for the novel's nimble storyline, a detective's pursuit of the killer of a nefarious racketeer. While the novel contains elements of classic detective fiction-the hard-boiled protagonist, the seductive mistress, the portraits of corruption and perfidy-Harrison's true concern is less the story itself and more the opportunity the story offers to take the reader on a tour of a dismal, broken world. Overpopulation has altered daily life in innumerable ways and Harrison is keenly interested in detailing the effects of this catastrophic human burden on all aspects of human relationships. Movie lovers might recognize Make Room! Make Room! as the basis for the 1973 film, Soylent Green, which starred Charlton Heston. Although that film has become something of a cult classic, Harrison and other fans have taken issue with its interpretation of the novel. Concerned about audiences losing interest, the creators of the film made cannibalism, not overpopulation, the thematic focus. As a result, fans of the movie and critics alike will want to revisit the story in its original, un-bowdlerized form.
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 232624
- Title
- MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! - Filmed as Soylent Green
- Author
- Harrison, Harry
- Illustrator
- John Solie;
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus, Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0425023907
- ISBN 13
- 9780425023907
- Publisher
- Berkley Medallion Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- movie; film; motion picture; cinema tie in; speculative fiction; fantasy; future history; sf; sci-fi; future shock; time travel; space opera; exploration; aliens; invasion; first contact; thriller; new wave;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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