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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aAdams, James R.
245 1 0 _aCon-Fen
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories May 1953
500 _aRelease date is 2021-01-27
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Con-Fen" by James R. Adams is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around two Martians, Koosh and Thuko, who decide to take a vacation on Earth, specifically in Chicago. Their adventure is marked by humor and a satirical take on human existence, highlighting the Martians’ perspective as they revel in Earth's abundance and peculiarities. The plot follows Koosh and Thuko as they navigate through Chicago, experiencing the rich food and air of Earth, which is a stark contrast to their barren Martian home. Unbeknownst to them, their presence is only invisible to humans as long as someone disbelieves in them. Their escapades lead them to a supermarket where they joyously consume various foods, and later, they inadvertently attract the attention of humans during a chaotic encounter in a hotel. In a frenzied attempt to escape, the Martians mistakenly cross paths with a truck, leading to their demise, all while the humans are left to theorize about the nature of the strange beings they barely caught a glimpse of. The novella is a humorous exploration of belief, perception, and the absurdity of existence, encapsulated in the fleeting journey of two extraterrestrial tourists. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
653 _aMartians -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories May 1953
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64404
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