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100 1 _aLafferty, R. A.,
_d1914-2002
245 1 0 _aAloys
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Galaxy Magazine August 1961
500 _aRelease date is 2016-03-29
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Aloys" by R. A. Lafferty is a short novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around Professor Aloys Foulcault-Oeg, who experiences a dramatic rise to fame after successfully presenting his groundbreaking theories to an audience of esteemed scholars. With themes of ambition, identity, and the complexities of human nature, the book delves into the struggles that accompany recognition and societal expectations. The narrative follows Aloys, a humble and impoverished genius, as he navigates the fine line between pride and fear on the eve of receiving a significant award. After an arduous journey to the ceremony, he ultimately captivates the elite audience with a spectacular speech that showcases his brilliance. However, once the event concludes, Aloys finds himself evading the very society that has just honored him, disappearing into the darkness with a new group of con artists in a place called Wreckville. The story raises questions about the value of glory, the essence of true identity, and the unexpected paths that life may take following fleeting success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
700 1 _aWalker
830 0 _aProduced from Galaxy Magazine August 1961
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51596
999 _c92430
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