Aloys

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Aloys

by R. A. Lafferty

EN·~15 minutes·1 chapter

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1 total

Part 1

15:43

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A modest scholar from the cramped alleys of his hometown, Professor Aloys Foulcault‑Oeg has spent a lifetime turning scraps of cloth and butcher‑paper into a dazzling, nineteen‑equation theory that promises to reshape the very foundations of science. Though his work draws the quiet admiration of a handful of elite thinkers, Aloys remains unknown to the world that walks its polished streets, his only riches the threadbare coat passed down through generations.

When a mysterious award and invitation arrive, Aloys is thrust onto a rapid, bewildering journey across rivers and seas, clutching the prized check—unreadable to him—in the pocket of his beloved coat. As he reaches the glittering city where the ceremony will unfold, his humble self confronts a society of polished strangers, and the line between brilliance and obscurity begins to blur in ways he never imagined.

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Language

en

Duration

~15 minutes (15K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2016-03-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

R. A. Lafferty

R. A. Lafferty

1914–2002

A singular voice in American speculative fiction, his stories mix tall-tale humor, folklore, theology, and sudden flashes of wonder. He came to science fiction relatively late and turned that outsider perspective into some of the field’s most original work.

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