Project Gutenberg 2005-11-20 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 205 Doctorow, Cory 1971 Craphound "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.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 94512 94521 2024-09-07T12:15:24.489741 2023-09-08T04:20:25.796742 text/html text/html 94505 94514 2024-09-07T12:15:24.650755 2023-09-08T04:20:25.926749 text/html text/html 79427 2024-09-07T12:15:28.192722 application/epub+zip 78572 2024-09-07T12:15:25.784745 application/epub+zip 78571 2024-09-07T12:15:25.057748 application/epub+zip 144026 2024-09-07T12:15:29.858729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136855 2024-09-07T12:15:27.744737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136669 2022-09-08T08:53:21.812399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78350 78378 2024-09-07T12:15:24.297743 2023-09-08T04:20:25.634741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 77833 2020-12-12T20:55:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31294 2020-12-12T20:55:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17411 2024-09-07T12:15:29.980714 application/rdf+xml 10671 2024-09-07T12:15:25.407742 image/jpeg 2923 2024-09-07T12:15:25.225735 image/jpeg 80201 2024-09-07T12:15:24.659751 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia