The Customs Lounge (Registro nro. 102250)
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| control field | 61424 |
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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 | Proulx, Annie, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1935- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Customs Lounge |
| 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 | 2020 |
| 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, September 1963 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2020-02-16 |
| 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. | "The Customs Lounge" by E. A. Proulx is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative is set in a surreal alien world where customs inspections take place for Earth immigrants and explores the interactions between these extraterrestrial inspectors and the bewildered human newcomers. Overall, the story delves into themes of cultural misunderstanding and the absurdities of immigration. In the Customs Lounge, a group of alien customs inspectors share anecdotes about their experiences with Earth immigrants, whom they view with a mix of disdain and bemusement. The inspectors recount stories filled with humor and absurdity, highlighting their frustrations with the Earthlings' ignorance and the clever tricks they try to employ. As the inspectors learn of a new policy that will reroute Earth immigrants through Livestock instead of Immigration, they celebrate this decision, reflecting their deep-seated biases and stereotypes. Meanwhile, two human characters, mentioned to have been altered by robotic engineering, navigate the space, providing a glimpse into the strange coexistence of humans and aliens. The humorous exchanges and bizarre customs of the inspectors frame a lighthearted yet poignant commentary on the complexities of identity and belonging in an alien context. (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 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1963 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61424">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61424</a> |
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