“Ahab’s Journey”
| Title | “Ahab’s Journey” |
| Year for Search | 1972 |
| Authors | [Shears], [Carl Lee](1937-79) |
| Tertiary Authors | Saggittarus, [pseud.] |
| Secondary Title | Neggar Journeys into Nightmares. Stories |
| Pagination | 1-14 |
| Date Published | 1972 |
| Publisher | Nuclassics and Science Publishing Co |
| Place Published | Washington, DC |
| Keywords | African American author, Male author |
| Annotation | The story is set in a religious dystopia in which all the details of life are dictated by the high priests. The story seems to be about being able to overcome those things that are powerful enough to control us, specifically religion, love/sex, and alcohol, but at the end the protagonist still hopes to find the high priests. See also 1971 (2), 1973, 1974, 1975 (2), and 1978 Shears. |
| Pseudonym | Saggittarus [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The African-American author (1937-79) was a physicist who turned to writing about social issues. |
| Full Text | 1972 [Shears, Carl Lee] 1937-75). “Ahab’s Journey.” Neggar Journeys into Nightmares. Stories. By Saggittarus [pseud.] [with] Guest Appearance by Rita Southall (Washington, DC: Nuclassics and Science Publishing Co., 1972), 1-14. PSt The story is set in a religious dystopia in which all the details of life are dictated by the high priests. The story seems to be about being able to overcome those things that are powerful enough to control us, specifically religion, love/sex, and alcohol, but at the end the protagonist still hopes to find the high priests. See also 1971 (2), 1973, 1974, 1975 (2), and 1978 Shears. The African American author was a physicist who turned to writing about social issues. |
