The Children of Men

P. D. James

earliest edition we have, 1992 Warner Books, 2002 302 pages

"The year is 2021, and the human race is - quite literally - coming to an end. Since 1995 no babies have been born, because in that year all males unexpectedly became infertile. Great Britain is ruled by a dictator, and the population is inexorably growing older. Theodore Faron, Oxford historian and, incidentally, cousin of the all-powerful Warden of England, watches in growing despair as society gradually crumbles a...

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Editions we hold

Filhos da Esperança hardcover · 2023 · Aleph · 368 pages · 9788576575719
Hijos de los hombres edition · 2022 · B · 9788466669948
Children of Men edition · 2018 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 352 pages · 9780571342211
Hijos de hombres edition · 2018 · Ediciones B Mexico · 352 pages · 9788490704387
Children of Men edition · 2010 · Faber & Faber · 9780571258178
Children of Men edition · 2010 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 352 pages · 9780571253418
The Children of Men ebook · 2008 · Faber and Faber Ltd · 9780571248681
The Children of Men paperback · 2006 · Faber and Faber · 9780571228522
The Children of Men paperback · 2006 · Vintage · 256 pages · 9780307275431
Ludzkie dzieci edition · 2006 · Wydawnictwo Mag
The Children of Men MTI paperback · 2006 · Vintage Canada · 256 pages · 9780676979503
The Children of Men paperback · 2006 · Vintage · 241 pages · 9780307279903

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