The Record (Bergen County, NJ), November 20th, 1995
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 11-20-1995 JACK FINNEY Date: 11-20-1995, Monday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
FORMER advertising writer Jack Finney hit the big time 40 years ago with his first novel, "Five Against the House." But his second book was the real breakthrough -- the basis for the 1956 science-fiction classic, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." It tells of inhabitants of a small town who are taken over by mysterious pods that turn them into emotionless robots.
Many took the story as an allegorical warning about the ...
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