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100 1 _aSholto, Ralph
245 1 4 _aThe Clean and Wholesome Land
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-11-05
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Clean and Wholesome Land" by Ralph Sholto is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of totalitarianism and identity through a dystopian narrative that unveils the darker aspects of an ostensibly perfect society where dissent is brutally suppressed. With a focus on the manipulation of power and the lengths individuals will go to secure their positions, the book presents a chilling exploration of the human condition under oppressive regimes. In the story, Neal Pardeau, the Director of Public Security, discovers that his Deputy, Emil Hillerman, has been compromised by the resistance leader, Karl Lenster, through the use of a lethal chemical transformation process. As the plot unfolds, Pardeau strategizes to turn Hillerman-Lenster into an unwitting informant within the government. The tension escalates as Pardeau navigates a web of deceit, betrayal, and the desire for vengeance against those who threaten the "New State." The novella culminates in a dark twist that highlights the themes of identity and power, showing how easily one can lose their own sense of self in the pursuit of control over others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
830 0 _aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30405
999 _c71251
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