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Title: Texas Week
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Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Texas Week" by Albert Hernhuter is a short story written in the early 1950s, appearing in the science fiction magazine "Fantastic Universe". The narrative explores themes of reality versus delusion through the lens of psychiatry and the human psyche, as we encounter characters grappling with strange beliefs and perceptions shaped by the influence of media. In the story, psychiatrist Maxwell Hanstark is called to investigate the peculiar behavior of Christopher Nest, who is convinced he is guarding a pass on a cliff after watching a series of cowboy films during "Texas Week." As Hanstark tries to reason with him about the non-existence of the cliff, the tension escalates until he makes a dangerous move that leads to his unexpected demise. Nest, seemingly unfazed, reflects on the psychiatrist's bravado with a mix of respect and detachment, further illustrating the surreal and warped nature of perception—ultimately leading to a darkly ironic twist that underscores the fragility of reality and sanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 95.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Author: Hernhuter, Albert, 1934-
EBook No.: 28647
Published: Apr 30, 2009
Downloads: 78
Language: English
Subject: Fantasy literature
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Texas Week
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Texas Week" by Albert Hernhuter is a short story written in the early 1950s, appearing in the science fiction magazine "Fantastic Universe". The narrative explores themes of reality versus delusion through the lens of psychiatry and the human psyche, as we encounter characters grappling with strange beliefs and perceptions shaped by the influence of media. In the story, psychiatrist Maxwell Hanstark is called to investigate the peculiar behavior of Christopher Nest, who is convinced he is guarding a pass on a cliff after watching a series of cowboy films during "Texas Week." As Hanstark tries to reason with him about the non-existence of the cliff, the tension escalates until he makes a dangerous move that leads to his unexpected demise. Nest, seemingly unfazed, reflects on the psychiatrist's bravado with a mix of respect and detachment, further illustrating the surreal and warped nature of perception—ultimately leading to a darkly ironic twist that underscores the fragility of reality and sanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 95.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Author: Hernhuter, Albert, 1934-
EBook No.: 28647
Published: Apr 30, 2009
Downloads: 78
Language: English
Subject: Fantasy literature
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.