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| Title | : | They |
| Author | : | Marya Mannes |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 1969 by Littlehampton Book Services Ltd |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Dystopia. Alternate History |
Marya Mannes
Hardcover | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 3.78 | 9 Users | 4 Reviews
Rendition Concering Books They
Believe it or not, I read this book around the time it came out, when I was eight. Shockingly, it was on of those paperback remainders you could get for 1/- at Woolworths. It's one book that should never have been remaindered. The author of this marvellous novel was editor of Vogue in the fifties but buy the time this book was written, she was 64 years old and beginning to feel some of the subject matter pressing down hard on her life.Remember, it was published in 1968 so it was well before Logan's Run. The book tells the story of a bunch of old people put away by society because at the age of fifty they are too old to live with the bright young things for whom society exists (and then at seventy, or earlier should they fall sick, they are killed. Their lives have no purpose because society has no reason for them. All they can do is eat, sleep, drink, fuck, shit, piss and generally exist without doing anything that could be considered living.
Sadly, the book seemes to be well out of print. I'd like to read it again with an adult mind now that I'm over fifty myself. I'm working from forty-five year old memories and the only character I can really remember is the irascible genius, Barney but I remember enough to say, if you see it in an antiquarian bookshop or something, buy it and read it... or better yet, don't buy it, just tell me where it is so I can buy it.
Present Books In Pursuance Of They
| ISBN: | 0575003030 (ISBN13: 9780575003033) |
Rating Out Of Books They
Ratings: 3.78 From 9 Users | 4 ReviewsJudgment Out Of Books They
Following a devastating series of wars, and associated environmental fallout, the young (the titular "They) have finally had enough of the old! Because of their mis-management of the world's affairs, everyone over 50 is sent to live in retirement homes and prevented from any contact of the youthful world. No news, no influence, etc. From then you have a regular checkup, and if you show any kind of illness, you are euthanised. Until 65, when you are put down anyway. They focuses on one bubble of
This is a really interesting and thought provoking book. In a lot of ways it has been eerily prophetic. The story is told as a bleak, futuristic world where older people are forced into isolation and made to rely on government assistance for health care and supplies. Essentially, it's only a slightly exaggerated parable outlining the widening gulf between generations. So, while it is placed in the future (it was written in 1968), it was VERY relevant to her present time and it has only become
Believe it or not, I read this book around the time it came out, when I was eight. Shockingly, it was on of those paperback remainders you could get for 1/- at Woolworths. It's one book that should never have been remaindered. The author of this marvellous novel was editor of Vogue in the fifties but buy the time this book was written, she was 64 years old and beginning to feel some of the subject matter pressing down hard on her life.Remember, it was published in 1968 so it was well before
Mannes lived most of her life in New York City, where she was born.[1] Her brother was musician Leopold Mannes. Her parents, Clara (Damrosch) Mannes and David Mannes, founded the Mannes College of Music in New York. Her maternal grandfather was conductor Leopold Damrosch, and her maternal uncles were conductors Walter Damrosch and Frank Damrosch. Her father was Jewish; her mother was from a mostlyBelieve it or not, I read this book around the time it came out, when I was eight. Shockingly, it was on of those paperback remainders you could get for 1/- at Woolworths. It's one book that should never have been remaindered. The author of this marvellous novel was editor of Vogue in the fifties but buy the time this book was written, she was 64 years old and beginning to feel some of the subject matter pressing down hard on her life.Remember, it was published in 1968 so it was well before
I found a very beautiful copy in Afterwords Books on 23 Illinois St, Chicago IL. the uncompromising youth are taking over and putting the fifty year old plus artists out to pasture. the lineage of art and its old masters of craft are being eliminated in favor of brutal, ignorant, masturbatory art and artists. "They" is written with enormous talent; a twinkle in the eye gleeful rage. the book never mentions that Mannes was a Vogue editor in the 50s, which makes it all the more captivating, and
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