McGonigal's Worm (Registro nro. 101766)
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| control field | 60940 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134414.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lafferty, R. A., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1914-2002 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | McGonigal's Worm |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, November 1960 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2019-12-16 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "McGonigal's Worm" by R. A. Lafferty is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around an unusual event that incapacitates all chordata on Earth, eliminating their ability to reproduce, except for one seemingly insignificant creature—McGonigal's Worm. This strange phenomenon prompts a global reaction as scientists and governments scramble to understand the cause of this sterility and the implications it holds for humanity's future. The narrative follows the unfolding crisis, introducing characters like Director Concord, who leads an institute dedicated to studying this alarming development. Central to the plot are a couple, Musha and Cecilia, who embody the human response to the extinction threat when they are identified as the last hope for human reproduction. An ill-fated attempt to unite them acts as a focal point for exploring themes of individuality versus the collective good, dignity in the face of extinction, and the absurdity of the situation. As the story progresses, the real "disease" emerges not from a biological failure but as a reflection of societal values and the human condition in the face of inevitable decline. Ultimately, "McGonigal's Worm" presents a thought-provoking exploration of survival, hope, and the complexities of existence in an absurd world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Infertility -- Fiction |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, November 1960 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60940">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60940</a> |
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