The Genius by Con Pederson
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32861.html.images | 63 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32861.epub3.images | 143 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32861.epub.images | 142 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32861.epub.noimages | 79 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32861.kf8.images | 180 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32861.kindle.images | 172 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32861.txt.utf-8 | 55 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32861/pg32861-h.zip | 137 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | Pederson, Con, 1934- |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Orban, Paul, 1896-1974 |
| Title | The Genius |
| Note | Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| Summary | "The Genius" by Con Pederson is a science fiction story published in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of creativity, dissatisfaction with societal norms, and the nature of intelligence within a futuristic setting. It centers around the character Sethos, who is portrayed as a brilliant artist, yet struggles with the limitations and monotony of his existence in a world that seems devoid of ambition and exploration. The narrative follows Sethos as he navigates his feelings of entrapment within a society of mechanoids and humans where curiosity and personal development are systematically stifled. Despite his artistic genius, Sethos becomes increasingly disillusioned with the superficiality of his peers and their lack of ambition. His journey takes a pivotal turn when he encounters Hol, an ethereal figure from the stars, who reveals that humanity once ventured beyond their world, only to regress into complacency. This revelation prompts a desperate desire within Sethos to break free from his constrained environment, yet his longing is met with the stark reality that he is merely a preserved specimen in a controlled ecosystem. Ultimately, he is faced with the painful truth of his existence as a "savage" in a carefully curated world, leading to a profound confrontation with his identity and purpose. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 32861 |
| Release Date | Jun 17, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 60 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
