World in a Mirror by Albert Teichner
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"World in a Mirror" by Albert Teichner is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the first interstellar expedition of humanity, exploring a distant planet inhabited by a humanoid species known as the Newtaneans. The narrative delves into themes of cultural misunderstanding and the consequences of human recklessness in a foreign environment. The plot follows a science chronicler who is part of a space expedition that
encounters the Newtaneans. Tension arises when a reckless crew member named Hacker disregards warnings and engages in actions that result in disaster, specifically when he consumes food that is chemically incompatible with human biology, leading to his untimely death. This tragic incident acts as a catalyst for reflecting on the complexities of interspecies relationships and the inherent dangers of cultural encounters. The story concludes with the protagonist contemplating the underlying differences between civilizations and the potential for conflict rooted in fundamental biological distinctions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Teichner, Albert |
|---|---|
| Title | World in a Mirror |
| Series Title | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Diplomacy -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61257 |
| Release Date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 226 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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