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_aGregory, Franklin, _d1905-1985 |
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | _aA jar of jelly beans |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Amazing Stories February 1960. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2023-12-29 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"A Jar of Jelly Beans" by Franklin Gregory is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. Set in a dystopian future in the year 2060, the book explores themes of overpopulation, genetic manipulation, and the boundaries of societal progress. It presents a world grappling with the consequences of its former growth, where a biochemist named Justin Weatherby devises a controversial method to control the population crisis by creating smaller humans to alleviate resource constraints." In the story, Justin confronts the dire consequences of a world facing resource depletion and rampant overpopulation, reflecting on his role as an advisor to the President of the United States amidst a failing space program. The narrative unfolds as he develops a plan to inject a hormone during pregnancy to ensure that children are born at dwarf stature, capable of living a normal life but consuming fewer resources. Throughout the book, Justin navigates political intrigues, family dynamics, and ethical dilemmas as he aims to sell his radical solution to a society on the brink of chaos. In the climax, the birth of his child becomes a pivotal moment that encapsulates his hopes and fears for the future, symbolizing not only a personal triumph but also a potential shift in society's approach to its existential crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1960 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aOverpopulation -- Fiction | ||
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_aSummers, Leo, _d1925-1985 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Amazing Stories February 1960. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72538 |
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