TY  - BOOK
AU  - Drussai,Kirk
AU  - Drussai,Garen
AU  - Emshwiller,Ed
TI  - The Twilight Years
T2  - Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 1955
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Married people -- Fiction
KW  - Older people -- Fiction
KW  - Reality television programs -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2019-04-16; Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Twilight Years" by Kirk Drussai and Garen Drussai is a science fiction narrative penned in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes related to aging, societal attitudes towards the elderly, and the pursuit of vitality in a world increasingly dominated by youth. It presents a rather unsettling view of a future where those over sixty years of age are considered burdensome and subjected to societal cruelty.  The story centers on Sydney and Eleanor Mercer, a couple navigating life after retirement and grappling with their fears of becoming irrelevant in a youth-oriented world. As they adjust to new norms that render them as "sixty plus-ers," they face the harsh reality of a society where violence against the elderly has become an alarming trend. After a chilling incident involving friends and the reassurances of Eleanor to embrace this new reality, the couple's life culminates tragically when they fall victim to a violent act broadcasted as entertainment. The narrative serves as a poignant commentary on the treatment of the elderly and raises questions about the value and dignity of human life in the face of societal change. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59289
ER  -