{"product_id":"9781922148131","title":"The Quiet Earth: Text Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Hobson, a geneticist, wakes one morning to find his watch stopped at 6.12. The streets are deserted, there are no signs of life or death anywhere, and every clock he finds has stopped: at 6.12. Is Hobson the last person left on the planet?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInventive and suspenseful, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a confronting journey into the future, and a dark past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition of Craig Harrison's highly sought-after 1981 novel, which was later made into a cult film starring Bruno Lawrence, Pete Smith and Alison Routledge, comes with an introduction by Bernard Beckett.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Leeds in 1942. He left for New Zealand in 1966 after being appointed a lecturer at Massey University. There he devised a course in art history, which he taught until his retirement in 2000. His award-winning play \u003ci\u003eTomorrow Will Be a Lovely Day\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) was performed for a quarter of a century, including in the Soviet Union. He is the author of five other plays, including \u003ci\u003eGround Level\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), which led to a television series, \u003ci\u003eJoe \u0026amp; Koro\u003c\/i\u003e. Craig's most recent book, the young-adult comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Dumpster Saga\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist in the 2008 New Zealand Post Book Awards. He lives in Palmerston North.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Cuts to the heart of our most basic fears...compelling...a classic.' Bernard Beckett\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Excellent...The inevitability of the horror has a Hitchcock quality.' \u003ci\u003eListener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154222039280,"sku":"9781922148131","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922148131_p0.jpg?v=1763632497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922148131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}