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 Project Gutenberg 2009-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 126 Farmer, Philip José 1918 2009 Farmer, Philip Jose They Twinkled Like Jewels Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "They Twinkled Like Jewels" by Philip José Farmer is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story is set in a dystopian future where societal issues of transience and mental illness are prevalent, exploring themes of survival, identity, and the quest for freedom amidst oppressive governmental control. Farmer's narrative examines the lives of marginalized individuals struggling against a system that classifies them as schizophrenics or societal outcasts. The plot follows Jack Crane, who finds himself in a treacherous situation after being captured by agents of a regime that seeks to rehabilitate the homeless and mentally ill. As he is transported to a rehabilitation camp, Jack reflects on his life as a transient and the circumstances that led him there. Throughout his captivity, mysterious figures, symbolic of a darker reality, entangle him in a web of psychological manipulation and disillusionment. Ultimately, Jack's experiences culminate in a surreal confrontation with the nature of his reality, as he grapples with the haunting consequences of his pursuits and the enigmatic power represented by the rose-tinted spectacles that reveal the truths of his subconscious. The novella closes on a haunting note, illuminating the complexity of human desire and the depths of despair in a world where hope seems elusive. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 65717 65720 2024-10-12T16:12:46.085185 2023-09-13T07:01:28.110297 text/html text/html 61858 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 98868 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 173913 2024-10-12T16:12:51.746144 application/epub+zip 172301 2024-10-12T16:12:49.204125 application/epub+zip 82572 2024-10-12T16:12:48.011173 application/epub+zip 282462 2024-10-12T16:12:53.630144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274005 2024-10-12T16:12:50.983148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162828 2022-09-13T15:59:18.787674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58536 58435 2024-10-12T16:12:45.798158 2023-09-13T07:01:27.916287 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58332 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23642 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 58323 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23622 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22119 2024-10-12T16:12:53.761111 application/rdf+xml 13298 2024-10-12T16:12:48.553143 image/jpeg 3636 2024-10-12T16:12:48.278141 image/jpeg 172377 2024-10-12T16:12:46.098185 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia