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Title: Bread Overhead
Series Title: Produced from Galaxy February 1958.
Note: Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Bread Overhead" by Fritz Leiber is a satirical science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. Set in a future where automation and technology are dominant, the narrative humorously explores the absurdity of a world where bread-making machines inadvertently create flying loaves of bread. The story touches on themes of consumerism, technological mishaps, and the intersections of corporate ambition and marketing folly. The plot unfolds in a dystopian future marked by mechanized processes, where innovative efforts to create a lighter bread result in a catastrophic error. The protagonist, Roger Snedden, substitutes hydrogen for helium in an effort to circumvent a government ban on helium, leading to an unexpected phenomenon: lossy loaves of bread taking to the skies. This chaos instigates a global spectacle, causing panic among citizens and confusion among authorities. As the bread floats across the landscape, it triggers various reactions—ranging from humor and joy to fear and governmental response—culminating in a comedic exploration of human behavior in response to bizarre circumstances. Ultimately, amidst the chaos and hilarity, the story delivers a commentary on the often absurd consequences of technological progress and consumer culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992
Illustrator: Wood, Wallace, 1927-1981
EBook No.: 22579
Published: Sep 11, 2007
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Business -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Bread Overhead
Series Title: Produced from Galaxy February 1958.
Note: Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Bread Overhead" by Fritz Leiber is a satirical science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. Set in a future where automation and technology are dominant, the narrative humorously explores the absurdity of a world where bread-making machines inadvertently create flying loaves of bread. The story touches on themes of consumerism, technological mishaps, and the intersections of corporate ambition and marketing folly. The plot unfolds in a dystopian future marked by mechanized processes, where innovative efforts to create a lighter bread result in a catastrophic error. The protagonist, Roger Snedden, substitutes hydrogen for helium in an effort to circumvent a government ban on helium, leading to an unexpected phenomenon: lossy loaves of bread taking to the skies. This chaos instigates a global spectacle, causing panic among citizens and confusion among authorities. As the bread floats across the landscape, it triggers various reactions—ranging from humor and joy to fear and governmental response—culminating in a comedic exploration of human behavior in response to bizarre circumstances. Ultimately, amidst the chaos and hilarity, the story delivers a commentary on the often absurd consequences of technological progress and consumer culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992
Illustrator: Wood, Wallace, 1927-1981
EBook No.: 22579
Published: Sep 11, 2007
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Business -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.