Project Gutenberg 2016-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 89 Lafferty, R. A. 1914 2002 Lafferty, Raphael Aloysius Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan All the People Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "All the People" by R. A. Lafferty is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around Anthony Trotz, an unassuming individual who discovers he possesses the extraordinary skill of knowing every person in the world—by name, face, and with a degree of intimacy—even though he has never left his small, restricted existence. The book explores themes of identity, consciousness, and the nature of existence in a world that is increasingly disconnected from personal relationships. The narrative follows Anthony as he navigates his newfound ability, grappling with feelings of isolation and inadequacy despite his impressive knowledge of humanity. Confined to a government filter center and struggling with his role as a "restricted person," he faces ridicule from children and a lack of understanding from his colleagues. As he learns about the true nature of his existence—that he is but a mere functionary for an enormous artificial brain—he uncovers a sense of foreboding regarding the arrival of a group of beings that defy the normal cycles of life. Ultimately, Anthony's journey raises questions about the essence of humanity, the significance of personal connections, and the meaning of life itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 48573 48577 2024-09-21T13:14:15.965292 2023-09-22T10:10:51.971884 text/html text/html 44898 2016-03-30T15:21:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii 166701 2016-03-30T15:21:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 187413 2024-09-21T13:14:17.855261 application/epub+zip 186338 2024-09-21T13:14:16.448282 application/epub+zip 80716 2024-09-21T13:14:16.138275 application/epub+zip 222142 2024-09-21T13:14:19.083267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215491 2024-09-21T13:14:17.648281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110248 2022-09-23T13:35:06.799950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41888 41793 2024-09-21T13:14:15.836279 2023-09-22T10:10:51.787887 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41785 2016-03-30T15:21:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15618 2016-03-30T15:21:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19560 2024-09-21T13:14:19.213254 application/rdf+xml 22182 2024-09-21T13:14:16.245414 image/jpeg 3976 2024-09-21T13:14:16.170281 image/jpeg 167657 2024-09-21T13:14:15.976277 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 en.wikipedia