Potemkin village by Fletcher Pratt

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Author Pratt, Fletcher, 1897-1956
Title Potemkin village
Original Publication United States: Better Publications, Inc.,1952.
Credits Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Potemkin Village" by Fletcher Pratt is a science fiction novelet written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around a delegation sent to visit the hermit state of Tolstoia on Venus to investigate peculiar occurrences surrounding castaways who disappear without a trace. The book explores themes of societal control, philosophy, and the implications of a utopian society rooted in pacifism and communitarianism. The story follows the mission of a small delegation comprising Director Unterbaum, Mr. and Mrs. Lanzerotti, photographer Ann Starnes, and writer Robert Heidekopfer. They are tasked with assessing the situation in Tolstoia, where past visitors have oddly chosen to remain there, sometimes under eerie circumstances leading to preserved corpses sent back to their home planets as supposed suicides. As the delegation interacts with Tolstoian society, they uncover a form of totalitarian control disguised as harmony, manipulative societal pressures, and the consequences of ascribing to a rigid ideology. Tension builds as they confront the patriarch, Pitrim Androvich, and navigate the complexities of their own desires and identities, ultimately leading to a thrilling escape and contemplation of the implications of Tolstoia's way of life on freedom and individuality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Space colonies -- Fiction
Subject Venus (Planet) -- Fiction
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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