The Purple Pariah by Byron Tustin
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"The Purple Pariah" by Byron Tustin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around two space explorers, Archie Simms and Ed Bailey, who encounter a mysterious purple sphere on an uninhabited planet after their rocket crashes. The book explores themes of loneliness, kindness, and communication between different forms of life, through the interactions of the characters with the enigmatic entity that possesses a deep sadness. In
the story, Archie and Ed initially treat the purple sphere with skepticism, but as they engage with it, they discover its unique abilities and tragic backstory. The sphere, referred to as Melancholy by Archie, has been alone for millions of years after being separated from its own people. As the explorers navigate their precarious situation on the planet, they realize that the purple entity has been helping them, repairing their ship and guiding them back to safety. Eventually, the narrative culminates in a poignant reflection on empathy and understanding, as Archie tries to advocate for the sphere when Ed mistakenly treats it as a threat. The journey underscores the importance of companionship and the emotional toll of isolation, conveying a message about the potential for kindness across disparate beings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Tustin, Byron |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Freas, Kelly, 1922-2005 |
| Title | The Purple Pariah |
| Series Title | Produced from Planet Stories March 1954 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). 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 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63787 |
| Release Date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 315 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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