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100 1 _aBartholomew, Stephen
245 1 4 _aThe Rumble and the Roar
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, February 1957
500 _aRelease date is 2019-06-05
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Rumble and the Roar" by Stephen Bartholomew is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around the pervasive noise pollution in a technologically advanced civilization and the protagonist's struggle with his mental state amidst this din. The story explores themes of solitude, sanity, and the effects of excessive noise on human psychology. The plot follows Joseph Partch, who is feeling increasingly overwhelmed and irritated by the relentless noise produced by his environment, from office machinery to city sounds. Despite his work related to developing a sound-canceling device, he finds himself detached and yearning for quiet. His situation escalates when he decides to try the device himself, leading to a shocking experience of total silence that ultimately drives him into a catatonic state. Through this exploration, Bartholomew raises questions about the psychological toll of modern life and what it truly means to be alone in a world deafened by noise. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aPsychological fiction
653 _aInventions -- Fiction
653 _aNoise -- Fiction
653 _aSilence -- Fiction
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, February 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59679
999 _c100505
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