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100 1 _aSlesar, Henry,
_d1927-2002
245 1 0 _aBrainchild
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, April 1957
500 _aRelease date is 2019-06-26
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Brainchild" by Henry Slesar is a science fiction novella likely written in the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of identity and transformation, focusing on the experience of a thirty-year-old man named Ron Carver who mysteriously finds himself inhabiting the body of a twelve-year-old boy. This body-switching scenario serves as the central premise, raising questions about personal identity and the consequences of extraordinary intelligence and power. In the narrative, Ron Carver awakens to find that his adult consciousness has been transferred into the body of a child, specifically a boy at Roverwood Home for Boys. As he navigates the challenges of his new life, including interactions with other boys and trying to comprehend his situation, Ron discovers that the transformation is linked to a boy genius known as the Scholar. The story follows Ron's desperate attempts to return to his original body and confront the Scholar, leading to a tense revelation about the nature of their exchange and the broader implications of genius and mortality. Ultimately, what unfolds is a poignant exploration of purpose, survival, and the complex dynamics of intelligence and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aBoys -- Fiction
653 _aIdentity -- Fiction
700 1 _aOrban, Paul,
_d1896-1974
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, April 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59814
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