Project Gutenberg 2016-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 72 Banta, Frank Handyman Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Handyman" by Frank Banta is a science fiction story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a character named James Ypsilanti, who resides in a post-apocalyptic, prison-like environment, presumably on an Earth ravaged by war. The central theme appears to explore human survival and the absurdity of existence in a world where traditional roles and relationships have been fundamentally altered. The story follows James Ypsilanti as he confronts his absurd reality within the prison, where he finds himself demolishing his door for warmth, as the heating system is dysfunctional. He interacts with a carpenter, who represents the only other "being" around, yet is a robot, illustrating a profound isolation. As Ypsilanti ruminates on his past and the ruined world outside, he navigates his daily routine of destruction and despair, revealing a mix of dark humor and tragic reflection on the nature of loneliness and human endurance in a desolate landscape. The book is a satirical examination of both the individual’s plight and the broader implications of societal collapse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Prisoners -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 32494 32497 2024-09-21T13:03:17.397282 2023-09-22T10:00:52.368848 text/html text/html 28629 2016-03-24T16:28:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii 138274 2016-03-24T16:28:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 156506 2024-09-21T13:03:19.035158 application/epub+zip 155438 2024-09-21T13:03:17.768242 application/epub+zip 72310 2024-09-21T13:03:17.566258 application/epub+zip 187703 2024-09-21T13:03:20.182252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181340 2024-09-21T13:03:18.841258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98195 2022-09-23T13:14:50.220921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26349 26254 2024-09-21T13:03:17.224197 2023-09-22T10:00:52.260853 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 26266 2016-03-24T16:28:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9916 2016-03-24T16:28:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18498 2024-09-21T13:03:20.302154 application/rdf+xml 34163 2024-09-21T13:03:17.635189 image/jpeg 5084 2024-09-21T13:03:17.599237 image/jpeg 139064 2024-09-21T13:03:17.405161 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