Project Gutenberg 2010-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 81 Wolf, Mari 1927 Martin, Bob The Statue Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Statue" by Mari Wolf is a science fiction novella that was published in the early 1950s. The story touches on themes of aging, belonging, and the longing for one's roots, focusing on the emotional journey of its main characters. The narrative primarily takes place on Mars, where the protagonists reminisce about their Earthly past while contemplating their life's choices and the changes that have transpired over the decades. The story centers on Lewis and Martha Farwell, elderly farmers who have lived on Mars for over sixty-five years. As they watch the Earth rise in the Martian sky, they discuss their longing to return home before it’s too late. However, the realities of age, finances, and regulations on space travel pose significant barriers to their dreams. Their connection to Earth is symbolized by a surprise anniversary celebration held by their Martian neighbors, culminating in the unveiling of a statue that immortalizes them as pioneers, titled "The first Martians." Ultimately, the story powerfully explores themes of nostalgia and identity as they grapple with the decision to return to Earth, revealing the emotional complexity of what "home" truly means. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32448/32448-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Married people -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Older people -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 65978 65988 2024-09-13T14:25:50.095314 2023-09-14T08:21:46.106724 text/html text/html 62024 2021-01-06T14:41:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 137216 2021-01-06T14:41:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125124 2024-09-13T14:25:52.126282 application/epub+zip 124141 2024-09-13T14:25:50.473285 application/epub+zip 68302 2024-09-13T14:25:50.270267 application/epub+zip 166095 2024-09-13T14:25:53.562330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158125 2024-09-13T14:25:51.917281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103447 2022-09-15T04:44:31.237663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56906 56802 2024-09-13T14:25:49.901302 2023-09-14T08:21:45.869717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 56765 2021-01-06T14:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21124 2021-01-06T14:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19491 2024-09-13T14:25:53.696225 application/rdf+xml 28393 2024-09-13T14:25:50.340294 image/jpeg 4518 2024-09-13T14:25:50.305249 image/jpeg 145334 2024-09-13T14:25:50.123247 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