DOCSLIB.ORG

This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell Free

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell Free FREE THIS PERFECT DAY: INTRODUCTION BY JONATHAN TRIGELL PDF Ira Levin | 352 pages | 24 Sep 2014 | Little, Brown Book Group | 9781472111524 | English | London, United Kingdom Jonathan Trigell (Introduction of This Perfect Day) Discover new books on Goodreads. Sign in with Facebook Sign in options. Join Goodreads. Combine Editions. Jonathan Trigell Average rating: 3. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Ira Levin. Jonathan Trigell Introduction. Upcoming Events. No scheduled events. Add an event. Quotes by Jonathan Trigell. No one calls it Jaws. It doesn't call itself Jaws. The film is called Jaws, the shark is just a fucking shark. So how can you say, "I like the bit where Jaws bites the boat"? Something horrible, something terrible, but something he'd done as a child. Can you commit murder in innocence? It's too big a thing for the human mind to take in, that's the problem. And it grew with the ever-larger newspaper pictures of a girl who was near enough an angel, This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell before she died. Only the young die good. And Angela Milton died young enough to be perfect. Nessuno si era fermato a pensare invece, a cosa sarebbe stato avere un figlio che era l'assassino. E' per questo che i due dovevano per forza essere malvagi, essere diversi: altri, demoni. Non potevano essere quello che un bambino normale sarebbe potuto diventare, nelle stesse circostanze. Topics Mentioning This Author. More o Just Finished? Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Boy A 3. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Genus 3. Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Cham 3. The Tongues of Men This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell Angels 3. Jongen A 3. What's the Name o The Seasonal Read The Mystery, Crim The Life of a Boo Nothing But Readi Readers Sharing R This Perfect Day : Ira Levin : This Perfect Day is a science fiction novel by American writer Ira Levinabout a technocratic dystopia. The world is managed by a central computer called UniComp referred as just "Uni" in speechwhich has been programmed to keep every single This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell on the surface of the earth in check. People are continually drugged by means of monthly treatments delivered via transdermal spray or jet injector so that they will remain This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell and co-operative "Family members. Everyone is assigned a counselor, who acts somewhat like a mentor, confessor, and parole agent; violations against "brothers" and "sisters" by themselves and others are expected to be reported at a weekly confession. Everyone wears a permanent identifying bracelet that interfaces with access points, which act as scanners. Uni uses them to tell "Family members" where they are allowed to go and what they are allowed to do. Around the age of 62, every person is humanely euthanized by Uni with an overdose of the treatment liquids; almost anything in them is poisonous if an excess dose is given. Most people think that old men die of natural causes. Since some die at 61 or 63, no one is too suspicious of the regularity. The few who happen to be resistant to the drugs or purposely change their behavior to avoid strong doses of some of the drugs in the monthly treatment are dealt with by the programmers of UniComp. The long-lived men and women, in their underground hideaway, are the real but invisible world government. They live in absolute luxury and This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell their own members through a form of meritocracy. In part, people who choose by evasion and modifying their own behavior to leave the main Family are subtly redirected to "nature preserves" of imperfect life on islands. They, however, have been put in place by the programmers as a place to isolate trouble-making Family members. The top minds in the outcasts are further manipulated into trying to overthrow the "Programmers" and the ones who nearly succeeded are forced to join the programmers to "help them maintain the equilibrium" in the "perfect" world of UniComp and "The Family. Despite the name, the "programmers" are not allowed to program Uni since Wei reserves the privilege solely to himself. Instead, they do administrative work. Even the basic facts of nature are subject to the programmers' will: men do not grow facial hair, and it rains only at night. Dampers even control the movement of tectonic plates. Reference is made in the story to permanent settlements on MarsVenusand the Moon ; outposts on Saturn 's moon Titan and on Mercury ; and even to interstellar space exploration. The outposts have their own equivalents of UniComp. The full rhyme is sung by children bouncing a ball similar to a clapping game :. Wei Li Chun is the person who started This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell Unification. Only the programmers and their attendants know that he remains alive as the head of the programmers by extending his lifespan by having his head transplanted onto successive youthful bodies. Bob Wood is mentioned throughout the novel but never discussed in detail. A painting is mentioned depicting Wood presenting the Unification Treaty. In one conversation in which the protagonist discusses his discovery that people This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell had varying lifespans, one character comments that controlling people's lifespans is the ultimate realization of Wei and Wood's thinking. The poem also mentions Jesus Christa central figure of Christianityand presents the historical Karl Marxan ideologue of communism. Both pillars of the official state ideology are depicted on its coat of armswith This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell cross and sickle. Sacrificed is a poetic synonym for dead. Uniformity is the defining feature. There is only one languageand all ethnic groups have been eugenically merged into one race, "The Family. Instead of surnamesindividuals are distinguished by a nine-character alphanumeric codetheir "nameber" a neologism from "name" and "number"such as WL35S Everyone eats "totalcakes," drinks " cokes ," wears exactly the same thing, and is satisfied every day. It is assumed that Uni and the restriction on names were created not very long ago since Papa Jan was one of the employees This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell constructed it, and he claims to have remembered when there were many names. However, to make the members genetically uniform, many generations are needed. Li RM35M, nicknamed "Chip" as in "chip off the old block" by his nonconformist grandfather Jan, is a typical child Member, but through a mistake in genetic programming, he has one green eye. Through his grandfather's encouragement, he learns how to play a game of "wanting things," including imagining what career he might pick if he had the choice. Chip is told by This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell adviser that "deciding" and "picking" are manifestations of selfishness, and he tries to forget his dreams. As Chip grows up and begins his career, he is mostly a good citizen but commits minor subversive acts, such as procuring art materials for another "nonconformist" member who was denied them. His occasional oddities attract the attention of a secret group of Members of nonconformists, like Chip. There, he meets King, a Medicenter chief who obtains members' records for potential future recruitment to the group; King's beautiful girlfriend, Lilac, a strong-willed and inquisitive woman with unusually-dark skin; and Snowflake, a rare albino member. They teach Chip how to get his treatments reduced so that he can feel more and stronger emotions. Chip begins an affair with Snowflake but is really attracted to Lilac. Chip and Lilac begin to search through old museum maps and This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell discover islands around the world that have disappeared from their modern map. They begin to wonder if perhaps other "incurable" members have escaped to the islands. King tells them that the idea is nonsense, but Chip soon learns that King has already interacted with some "incurables" and that they are indeed real. Before he can tell Lilac, Chip's ruse is discovered by his adviser. He and all the other members of the group are captured and treated back into docility except King, who takes his This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell life before he can be captured. Some years later, Chip's regular treatment is delayed by an earthquake. In the meanwhile, he begins to "wake up" again and remembers Lilac and the islands. He is able to shield his arm from the treatment nozzle and becomes fully awake for the first time. He locates Lilac again and kidnaps her. At first, she fights him, This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell as she too becomes more "awake," she remembers the islands and comes willingly. In the process, she is raped by Chip. Finding a convenient abandoned boat on This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell beach, they head for the nearest island of incurables, Majorca. There, they learn that UniComp, as a last resort, has planted failsafes that eventually lead all incurables to the islands, where they will be trapped forever from the treated population. After living "free" on Majorca, Chip and Lilac eventually marry and have a This Perfect Day: Introduction by Jonathan Trigell together. Chip conceives of a plan to destroy the computer, UniComp, by blowing up its refrigeration system.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • UTOPIAN THOUGHT: RACE, CLASS, GENDER, DISABILITY Amber Knight, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Justin Mueller, Lesley
    UTOPIAN THOUGHT: RACE, CLASS, GENDER, DISABILITY Amber Knight, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Justin Mueller, Lesley University Leocadia Diaz Romero, Murcia State University Lee Trepanier, Saginaw Valley State University Goal To create a syllabus resource for a course about utopian thought with attention to the issues of race, class, gender, and disability. Learning Outcomes To use utopias as reflective tools to analyze ethical and political values in the world To use utopias to think of alternative possible futures in the world To use utopias to think beyond present boundaries of what is considered normal To use utopias to identify points of overlap and conflict between values systems with respect to race, class, gender, and disability Skills To develop students’ critical thinking To develop students’ analytical writing To develop students’ effective communication skills Success To be familiar with the literature of utopias To understand how race, class, gender, and disability exist as systems of privilege and oppression in the world To think, write, and communicate critically, analytically, and effectively Assess Success Iterative essay assignments Course Level and Class Size Elective 15-20 students Classroom Preference for classroom, hybrid optional Utopian Academic Literature Bahng, Aimee. Migrant Futures (Duke University Press, 2018) Bell, David M. Rethinking Utopia: Place, Power, Affect (Routledge, New York and London, 2017) Bey, Hakim. T.A.Z. The Temporary Autonomous Zone (Pacific Publishing Studio, 2011) Chrostowska, S. D. and James D. Ingram, eds., Political Uses of Utopia: New Marxist, Anarchist, and Radical Democratic Perspectives (New York: Columbia University Press, 2016) Claeys, Gregory, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Utopian Literature (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010) Claeys, Gregory and Lyman Tower Sargent, eds.
    [Show full text]
  • HG Wells and Dystopian Science Fiction by Gareth Davies-Morris
    The Sleeper Stories: H. G. Wells and Dystopian Science Fiction by Gareth Davies-Morris • Project (book) timeline, Fall 2017 • Wells biography • Definitions: SF, structuralism, dystopia • “Days to Come” (models phys. opps.) • “Dream of Arm.” (models int. opps.) • When the Sleeper Wakes • Intertextuality: Sleeper vs. Zemiatin’s We • Chapter excerpt Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) The legendary Frank R. Paul rendered several H. G. Wells narratives as covers for Hugo Gernsback’s influential pulp magazine Amazing Stories, which reprinted many of Wells’s early SF works. Clockwise from top: “The Crystal Egg” (1926), “In the Abyss” (1926), The War of the Worlds (1927), and When the Sleeper Wakes (1928) Frank R. Paul, cover paintings for Amazing Stories, 1926-1928. “Socialism & the Irrational” -- Wells-Shaw Conference, London School of Economics Fall 2017 Keynote: Michael Cox Sci-Fi artwork exhibit at the Royal Albert Hall! Fabian stained -glass window in LSE “Pray devoutly, hammer stoutly” Gareth with Professor Patrick Parrinder of England’s U. of Reading • Studied at the Normal School (now Imperial College London) with T.H. Huxley. • Schoolteacher, minor journalist until publication of The Time Machine (1895). • By 1910, known worldwide for his “scientific romances” and sociological forecasting. • By the 1920s, syndicated journalist moving in the highest social circles in England and USA. • Met Lenin, Stalin, and several US Presidents. • Outline of History (1920) a massive best-seller. • World State his philosophical goal; Sankey Declaration/UN
    [Show full text]
  • Fifty Works of Fiction Libertarians Should Read
    Liberty, Art, & Culture Vol. 30, No. 3 Spring 2012 Fifty works of fiction libertarians should read By Anders Monsen Everybody compiles lists. These usually are of the “top 10” Poul Anderson — The Star Fox (1965) kind. I started compiling a personal list of individualist titles in An oft-forgot book by the prolific and libertarian-minded the early 1990s. When author China Miéville published one Poul Anderson, a recipient of multiple awards from the Lib- entitled “Fifty Fantasy & Science Fiction Works That Social- ertarian Futurist Society. This space adventure deals with war ists Should Read” in 2001, I started the following list along and appeasement. the same lines, but a different focus. Miéville and I have in common some titles and authors, but our reasons for picking Margaret Atwood—The Handmaid’s Tale (1986) these books probably differ greatly. A dystopian tale of women being oppressed by men, while Some rules guiding me while compiling this list included: being aided by other women. This book is similar to Sinclair 1) no multiple books by the same writer; 2) the winners of the Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here or Robert Heinlein’s story “If This Prometheus Award do not automatically qualify; and, 3) there Goes On—,” about the rise of a religious-type theocracy in is no limit in terms of publication date. Not all of the listed America. works are true sf. The first qualification was the hardest, and I worked around this by mentioning other notable books in the Alfred Bester—The Stars My Destination (1956) brief notes.
    [Show full text]
  • The Novels of Ira Levin
    The Novels of Ira Levin Markéta Šťovíčková Bachelor Thesis 2013 ABSTRAKT Tato práce se zabývá analýzou témat vyskytujících se v románech Iry Levina. Jmenovitě jde o díla: Polib mne a zemřeš (A Kiss Before Dying, 1952), Rosemary má děťátko (Rosemary’s Baby, 1967), Ten báječný den (This Perfect Day, 1970), Stepfordské paničky (The Stepford Wives, 1972), Hoši z Brazílie (The Boys from Brazil, 1976), Někdo se dívá (Sliver, 1991) a Rosemary a její syn (Son of Rosemary, 1997). Sestává se ze čtyř částí, ve kterých je postupně představen Ira Levin, jeho díla, témata, kterými se daná díla zabývají, a na závěr je provedeno výsledné shrnutí. Klíčová slova: Americká literatura, Ira Levin, analýza díla, fikce, feminismus, technologie, dystopie. ABSTRACT This thesis analyses themes occurring in the works of Ira Levin. It deals with novels: A Kiss Before Dying (1952), Rosemary’s Baby (1967), This Perfect Day (1970), The Stepford Wives (1972), The Boys from Brazil (1976), Sliver (1991) and Son of Rosemary (1997). The paper consists of four parts in which will be introduced Ira Levin, his work, the themes of his novels and the final summary of the findings. Keywords: American literature, Ira Levin, novels analysis, fiction, feminism, technology, dystopia. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The biggest acknowledgement belongs to Mgr. Roman Trušník, Ph.D., the supervisor of my thesis, for his patience and number of important advices he gave me. I would also like to thank to Christer Mathiesen, who has been a great mental support of mine. Finally, I would like to thank to Barbora Kadlčková, who had proven to be a great supplier of equipment necessary in order to finish my thesis.
    [Show full text]
  • Winter 2020 Pegasus Books
    PEGASUS BOOKS WINTER 2020 PEGASUS BOOKS WINTER 2020 NEW HARDCOVERS JANUARY MARKETING $27.95 | Hardcover • Social media Territory: U.S. (X) • Co-op available ISBN: 978-1-64313-367-6 • Major review attention 6 x 9 | 304 pages | CQ 16 • 2020 is the 400th anniversary 8 pages of B&W illustrations of the sailing of the Mayflower History 2 | PEGASUS BOOKS | WINTER 2020 | NEW HARDCOVERS THE JOURNEY TO THE MAYFLOWER God’s Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom Stephen Tomkins An authoritative and immersive history of the far-reaching—and often dangerous—events in England that led to the sailing of the Mayflower. 2020 brings readers the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower—the ship that took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. It is a foundational event in American history, but it began as an English story, which pioneered the idea of religious freedom. The illegal underground movement of Protestant separatists from Elizabeth I’s Church of England is a story of subterfuge and danger, arrests and interrogations, prison and executions. It starts with Queen Mary’s attempts to burn Protestantism out of England, which created a Protestant underground. Later, when Elizabeth’s Protestant reforma- tion didn’t go far enough, radicals recreated that underground, meeting illegally throughout England, facing prison and death for their crimes. They went into exile in the Netherlands, where they lived in poverty—and finally to the New World. Historian Stephen Tomkins tells this fascinating story—one that is rarely told as an important piece of English, as well as American, history—that is full of contemporary relevance: religious violence, the threat to national security, freedom of religion, and tolerance of dangerous opinions.
    [Show full text]
  • Books for You: a Booklist for Senior High Students
    'DOCUMENT RESUME ED 130 270 CS 202 973 AUTHOR Donelson, Kenneth L., Ed.; And Others TITLE Books for You: A Booklist for Senior High Students. Sixth Edition. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, PUB DATE 76 NOTE 490p.; Compiled by the Committee on the Senior High School Booklist of the National Council of Teachers of English AVAILABLE gRomNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (Stock No. 03626, $2.95 non-member, $2.25 member) .EDRS PRICE MF-$1.00 HC-$26.11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescent Literature; *Annotated Bibliographies; *Booklists; *Books; *High School Students; literature; Reading, Materials; Secondary Education; Teenagers ABSTRACT The books listed in this annotated bibliography have been selected to provide pleasurable reading for,high school students. Books are arranged alphabetically by author,under 43_main categories. Concluding the book are a directory of publishersand indexes of authors and titles. (JM) *********************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makesevery effort * * to obtain'the best'copy available. Nevertheless, itemsof marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality. * * .of the:microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS isnot * responsible for the quality.of the original document. leproductions* * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. * *********************************************************************** . U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE DF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE- SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF z EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY.
    [Show full text]
  • Some Approaches to Teaching the Speculative Literature of Science Fiction and the Supernatural
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 128 788 CS 202 768 TITLE Far Out: Some Approaches to Teaching the Speculative Literature of Science Fiction and the Supernatural. INSTITUTION Los Angeles City Schools, Calif. Div. of Instructional Planning and Services. PUB DATE 74 NOTE 121p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$6.01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Behavioral Objectives; Bibliographies; Curriculum Guides; Fantasy; *Fiction; Films; *Literature Appreciation; *Science Fiction; Secondary Education; Short Courses ABSTRACT This curriculum guide contains course descriptions (for minicourses and semester-long courses), outlines, and class projects for teaching science fiction and the supernatural in junior and senior high schools. The eight course descriptions include objectives, methods, activities, and resources and materials. Lists of science fiction books and films are appended. (JR) *********************************************************************** * Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * *materials not available from other sources. ERIC akes every effort* *to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * *reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * *of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * *via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * *responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions* *supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. * *********************************************************************** ,B U S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION WELFARE op . NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF co EDUCATION TmIS DOCUMENT mAS BEEN REPRO- r-- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- oo ATING IT POINTS OF viEw oq OPINIONS \.1 STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE c SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF v-4 EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY I Ca FAR OUT 11J Some Approaches to Teaching The Speculative Literature of Science Fiction and the Supernatural ,rqu Los Angeles City Schools, Instructional Planning Division, Publication No.
    [Show full text]
  • Ira Levin: an Appreciation by Robert S
    december Grand Master named by Ed Gorman No one has more succinctly defined the themes of Bill Pronzini’s work than Marilyn Stasio. In her review of Bill’s novel Blue Lonesome, she wrote: ”There is a sharp sense of place in this moody crime novel, which evokes even the inner landscape of the hero's mind… For all the spareness of its style, this is a rich study of alienated people and the big open spaces where they live.” While not all of Bill’s novels are set in the wide open spaces, all of them show the impact of environment on character. In Bill’s most famous novels, The Nameless Detective books, we see Nameless grow and change as his city of San Francisco grows and changes. I know of no other series where we see a man actually go through so many different phases in his life. Friends die, lovers fade, jobs change, his attitude about himself and the world evolve constantly. The Nameless of 1971’s The Snatch is a far different man than the Nameless of 2007’s Savages. Another remarkable aspect of the Nameless books is that they’ve stayed true to their original blue-collar origins. Nameless may delve into the worlds of the rich and prominent from time to time, but he remains a working class man not given to glitz or glamour. He speaks for people that much of American fiction seems to have lost interest in. But Bill’s career has not been limited to series fiction. In his suspense novels, from the extraordinary Snowbound to the recent masterwork The Crimes of Jordan Wise, Bill has demonstrated that suspense can be both entertaining and thought-provoking at the same time.
    [Show full text]
  • Dr Cook's Garden
    The American Century Theater Presents Ira Levin’s Dr Cook’s Garden Audience Guide 2 September 9–October 4, 2008 Edited by Jack Marshall About The American Century Theater The American Century Theater was founded in 1994. We are a professional company dedicated to presenting great, important, and neglected American plays of the Twentieth Century… what Henry Luce called “the American Century.” The company’s mission is one of rediscovery, enlightenment, and perspective, not nostalgia or preservation. Americans must not lose the extraordinary vision and wisdom of past playwrights, nor can we afford to surrender our moorings to our shared cultural heritage. Our mission is also driven by a conviction that communities need theater, and theater needs audiences. To those ends, this company is committed to producing plays that challenge and move all Americans, of all ages, origins and points of view. In particular, we strive to create theatrical experiences that entire families can watch, enjoy, and discuss long afterward. 3 These study guides are part of our effort to enhance the appreciation of these works, so rich in history, content, and grist for debate. Table of Contents Ira Levin 4 By David McCourt Dr. Cook’s Ethics 8 By Jack Marshall The Killer Doctors 15 By Jack Marshall 4 Master of Suspense 22 By Pradeep Sebastian The American Century Theater Season 24 Ira Levin By David McCourt In 2003, the Mystery Writers of America honored novelist-playwright Ira Levin by awarding him its Grand Masters Award. It suited him well. He was born August 27, 1929 in the Bronx.
    [Show full text]
  • This Perfect Day – Ira Levin
    cover This Perfect Day Ira Levin THIS PERFECT DAY Copyright © 1970 by Ira Levin. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Convention?. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada Manufactured in the United States of America Christ, Marx, Wood, and Wei Led us to this perfect day. Marx, Wood, Wei, and Christ; All but Wei were sacrificed. Wood, Wei, Christ, and Marx Gave us lovely schools and parks. Wei, Christ, Marx, and Wood Made us humble, made us good. —child's rhyme for bouncing a ball CONTENTS part one GROWING UP part two COMING ALIVE part three GETTING AWAY part four FIGHTING BACK Chapter One A city's blank white concrete slabs, the giant ones ringed by the less giant, gave space in their midst to a broad pink-floored plaza, a playground in which some two hundred young children played and exercised under the care of a dozen super­visors in white coveralls. Most of the children, bare, tan, and black-haired, were crawling through red and yellow cylinders, swinging on swings, or doing group calisthenics; but in a shad-owed corner where a hopscotch grid was inlaid, five of them sat in a close, quiet circle, four of them listening and one speaking. "They catch animals and eat them and wear their skins/' the speaker, a boy of about eight, said. "And they—they do a thing called 'fighting.' That means they hurt each other, on purpose, with their hands or with rocks and things. They don't love and help each other at all." The listeners sat wide-eyed.
    [Show full text]
  • The End of the World Apocalypse and Its Aftermath in Western Culture
    Maria Manuel Lisboa The End of the World Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture OpenBook Publishers To access digital resources including: blog posts videos online appendices and to purchase copies of this book in: hardback paperback ebook editions Go to: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/106 Open Book Publishers is a non-profit independent initiative. We rely on sales and donations to continue publishing high-quality academic works. Maria Manuel Lisboa is Professor of Portuguese Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge. She specialises in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Portuguese and Brazilian literature, focusing on gender and national identity. She has written four monographs, including one on the renowned Portuguese artist Paula Rego. Maria Manuel Lisboa received the 2008 Prémio do Grémio Literário. Lisboa.indd 2 10/4/2011 11:34:47 AM The End of the World: Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture Maria Manuel Lisboa Lisboa.indd 3 10/4/2011 11:34:47 AM Open Book Publishers CIC Ltd., 40 Devonshire Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BL, United Kingdom http://www.openbookpublishers.com © 2011 Maria Manuel Lisboa Some rights are reserved. This book is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. This license allows for copying any part of the work for personal and non-commercial use, providing author attribution is clearly stated. Details of allowances and restrictions are available at:
    [Show full text]
  • 1115 Science Fiction Books in This List Novels Dirk Gently's Holistic
    1115 Science Fiction Books in this List Novels Dirk Gently's Holistic Douglas Adams Detective Agency Transit to Scorpio Alan Akers Frankenstein Unbound Brian Aldiss Greybeard Brian Aldiss Helliconia Winter Brian Aldiss Starswarm Brian Aldiss The Dark Light-Years Brian Aldiss Who can replace a man? Brian Aldiss The Emancipator - Book I, Ray Aldridge The Pharaoh Contract The Emancipator - Book II, Ray Aldridge The Emperor of Everything Encounter with Tiber Buzz Aldrin John Barnes Farside Cannon Roger Allen A Knight of Ghosts and Pohl Anderson Shadows Agent of the Terran Empire Pohl Anderson Beyond the Beyond Pohl Anderson Earthman's Burden Pohl Anderson Gordon Dickson Ensign Flandry Pohl Anderson Flandry of Terra Pohl Anderson Guardians of Time Pohl Anderson Hrolf Kraki's Saga Pohl Anderson Inconstant Star Pohl Anderson Mirkheim Pohl Anderson Orbit Unlimited Pohl Anderson Satan's World Pohl Anderson Shield Pohl Anderson Tau Zero Pohl Anderson The Book of Pohl Anderson Pohl Anderson The Broken Sword Pohl Anderson The Byworlder Pohl Anderson The Day of their Return Pohl Anderson The Enemy Stars Pohl Anderson The Horn of Time Pohl Anderson The Man Who Counts Pohl Anderson The Night Face Pohl Anderson The Rebel Worlds Pohl Anderson The Shield of Time Pohl Anderson The Star Fox Pohl Anderson The Trouble Twisters Pohl Anderson There Will be Time Pohl Anderson Three Worlds to Conquer Pohl Anderson Time and Stars Pohl Anderson Vault of the Ages Pohl Anderson We Claim These Stars Pohl Anderson Bearing an Hourglass Piers Anthony Bio of a Space Tyrant
    [Show full text]