"The Weariest River"
| Title | "The Weariest River" |
| Year for Search | 1973 |
| Authors | Scortia, Thomas N[icholas](1926-86) |
| Secondary Authors | Elwood, Roger [Paul](1943-2007) |
| Secondary Title | Future City |
| Pagination | 108-48 |
| Date Published | 1973 |
| Publisher | Trident Books |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Dystopia of immortality, which is for sale from the Company. Immortality had produced poverty and intense conflict between old and young. Sexually the young desire the old and vice versa. At an undefined point the old are placed in 'kraals' where they are essentially entombed but unable to die. The story is told from the viewpoint of the inventor of immortality, who stresses the guilt he feels. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. (New York: Pocket Book, 1974), 94-134; and in his Caution! Inflammable! (New York: Bantam Books, 1976), 230-70. |
| Holding Institutions | DLC, Merril, MoU-St, PSt |
| Author Note | (1926-86) |
| Full Text | 1973 Scortia, Thomas N[icholas] (1926-86). “The Weariest River.” Future City. Ed. Roger [Paul] Elwood (New York: Trident Books, 1973), 108-48. Rpt. (New York: Pocket Book, 1974), 94-134; and in his Caution! Inflammable! (New York: Bantam Books, 1976), 230-70. DLC, Merril, MoU-St, PSt Dystopia of immortality, which is for sale from the Company. Immortality had produced poverty and intense conflict between old and young. Sexually the young desire the old and vice versa. At an undefined point the old are placed in ‘kraals’ where they are essentially entombed but unable to die. The story is told from the viewpoint of the inventor of immortality, who stresses the guilt he feels. |
