Project Gutenberg 2009-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 176 Janifer, Laurence M. 1933 2002 Janifer, Laurence Mark Harris, Larry M. Logan, William Janifer, Larry Harris, Laurence Mark Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Lost in Translation Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1961. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lost in Translation" by Laurence M. Janifer is a science fiction novella that was written in the early 1960s. The story explores the complexities and challenges associated with communication and understanding between different species, particularly through the lens of translation and logic. It highlights how literal interpretations can obscure deeper meanings and intentions, especially within a highly rational society. The narrative follows Korvin, who crash-lands on the planet Tr'en and finds himself imprisoned by its highly efficient and logical inhabitants. The Tr'en, unable to grasp concepts outside their rigid understanding of logic and authority, interrogate Korvin to extract the secrets of his home planet, Earth. As Korvin navigates their questioning and misunderstandings about government and individuality, he ultimately utilizes their logical limitations to engineer his escape while reflecting on the profound differences in thinking between the Tr'en and humans. The story serves as a commentary on the significance of cultural context in communication and the potential pitfalls of an overly literal interpretation of language and ideas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 52430 2025-07-12T10:11:49.726936 text/html 28948 2024-10-24T20:21:45 text/html 148387 2025-07-12T10:11:53.402005 application/epub+zip 147123 2025-07-12T10:11:51.294914 application/epub+zip 83617 2025-07-12T10:11:50.277960 application/epub+zip 248844 2025-07-12T10:11:54.938946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242111 2025-07-12T10:11:52.807962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155787 2022-09-14T04:08:14.973919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45825 2025-07-12T10:11:49.470945 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26043 2024-10-24T20:21:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45837 2021-01-05T16:39:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45829 2021-01-05T16:39:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22932 2025-07-12T10:11:55.070913 application/rdf+xml 13411 2025-07-12T10:11:50.762930 image/jpeg 3515 2025-07-12T10:11:50.517917 image/jpeg 17041 2021-01-05T16:39:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 78265 2021-01-05T16:39:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 17026 2021-01-05T16:39:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 144076 2025-07-12T10:11:49.737006 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia