The novel “The Day of the Triffids” by John Wyndham was published for the first time in 1951.

Bill Masen wakes up in the hospital where he was taken after he was poisoned by a triffid. He’s blindfolded because the poison came into contact with his eyes and the moment should have come to see if there’s any permanent damage but something’s very strange. There seems to be neither nurses nor doctors around and Bill is forced to take off the bandages on his own and when he goes to look for someone he realizes that something really bad happened.

Because of the bandages, Bill couldn’t see the strange meteor shower the night before but soon discovers that it blinded everyone who watched it. In London there’s total chaos with a majority of people who remained blind and a small minority of sighted people. The society disintegrated immediately after the catastrophe and the triffids have already started taking advantage. After meeting Josella, a young writer, Bill tries to organize the survival among many dangers.