| Author |
Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986 |
| Illustrator |
Finlay, Virgil, 1914-1971 |
| Title |
Try to remember!
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| Original Publication |
New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"Try to remember!" by Frank Herbert is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative unfolds in a tense atmosphere where humanity faces a dire threat from a galactic invader that demands effective communication or else face destruction. The plot centers on Francine Millar, a psychologist tasked with deciphering the language of the alien visitors while grappling with her own personal grief and the growing desperation of humanity in the wake of the alien ultimatum. As the story progresses, the tension among the team's linguists and psychologists intensifies as they struggle to communicate with the green-skinned aliens, who possess unique forms of language that blur the lines between verbal and non-verbal communication. Through symbolic gestures and primitive dances, Francine discovers profound truths about the nature of language and emotional expression, ultimately leading her to an epiphany that resonates with the scattered fragments of humanity's linguistic heritage. In a climactic moment, she confronts the alien representatives, emphasizing the need for genuine understanding over hollow words, which culminates in a poignant resolution that hints at a new era of communication and human evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Science fiction
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| Subject |
Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Communication -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Psychologists -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Earth (Planet) -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
73595 |
| Release Date |
May 10, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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