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John Wyndham was an English science-fiction writer. Use this tag for questions about the author and his motivations, not for all questions about his works.
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Why is the final chapter of "The Midwich Cuckoos" entitled "Zellaby of Macedon"?
I would guess that this refers to the legend of the Gordian Knot, in which Alexander "The Great" of Macedon "solved" the problem of untying a complicated knot by simply cutting it. In The Midwich Cuck …
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