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Title: Craphound

Note: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Summary: "Craphound" by Cory Doctorow is a science fiction short story that forms part of a collection titled "A Place So Foreign and Eight More," published in the early 2000s. The narrative unfolds within a contemporary setting and explores the relationship between humans and aliens, examining themes of ownership, value, and cultural appreciation, especially through the lens of thrift store culture and the quirks of society. The story follows Jerry, a picker who scavenges through yard sales and rummage sales for collectible items, who becomes entangled with Craphound, an alien with an uncanny ability to find beauty in seemingly worthless junk. Their budding friendship intensifies during a bidding war over a remarkable cowboy trunk filled with nostalgic treasures. As Craphound's alien background is revealed, so too is the deeper connection that objects from the past have to personal and collective memory. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a poignant realization about value, identity, and the resonance of artifacts across cultures, leaving Jerry and readers with a newfound understanding of what truly constitutes treasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Doctorow, Cory, 1971-

EBook No.: 17026

Published: Nov 20, 2005

Downloads: 119

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details.

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Title: Craphound

Note: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Summary: "Craphound" by Cory Doctorow is a science fiction short story that forms part of a collection titled "A Place So Foreign and Eight More," published in the early 2000s. The narrative unfolds within a contemporary setting and explores the relationship between humans and aliens, examining themes of ownership, value, and cultural appreciation, especially through the lens of thrift store culture and the quirks of society. The story follows Jerry, a picker who scavenges through yard sales and rummage sales for collectible items, who becomes entangled with Craphound, an alien with an uncanny ability to find beauty in seemingly worthless junk. Their budding friendship intensifies during a bidding war over a remarkable cowboy trunk filled with nostalgic treasures. As Craphound's alien background is revealed, so too is the deeper connection that objects from the past have to personal and collective memory. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a poignant realization about value, identity, and the resonance of artifacts across cultures, leaving Jerry and readers with a newfound understanding of what truly constitutes treasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Doctorow, Cory, 1971-

EBook No.: 17026

Published: Nov 20, 2005

Downloads: 119

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details.