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The Marching Morons: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515421306
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Marching Morons is C. M. Kornbluth's brilliantly satirical science fiction novella that imagines a future where intelligence has become the rarest resource on Earth. Written with sharp wit and biting social commentary, the story remains one of the most famous and influential works of mid-twentieth-century science fiction.
When an ordinary man from the twentieth century awakens centuries in the future after an accidental cryogenic sleep, he discovers a world transformed by a dramatic shift in human society. The global population has exploded, but intellectual ability has declined so severely that the few remaining competent individuals struggle desperately to keep civilization functioning. Governments, industries, and entire cities are maintained by a tiny minority forced to manage a vast and increasingly unmanageable population.
Kornbluth's story blends dark humor with provocative speculation about technology, society, and the consequences of demographic change. First published in 1951, The Marching Morons quickly became one of the most widely discussed stories of the era and remains a classic example of science fiction's ability to combine imaginative storytelling with sharp cultural critique.
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