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 Project Gutenberg 2016-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 193 Sheckley, Robert 1928 2005 Barbee, Phillips Lang, Ned O'Donnevan, Finn Barbee, Phillip Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Proof of the Pudding Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1952 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Proof of the Pudding" by Robert Sheckley is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of creation and reality through the eyes of a man who believes he is the last human on Earth after a devastating war has obliterated life on the planet. With the newfound ability to create anything he imagines, he grapples with existential questions about existence and companionship. The story follows a nameless male protagonist who, while contemplating his existence and reflecting on humanity's destructive past, unexpectedly encounters a woman named Joan in a cave. As they form a bond, he uses his creative powers to make a lavish city and offers her a new life free from the war's memories. However, his skepticism about her reality leads to philosophical debates between them about creation and existence. Ultimately, Joan helps him confront his insecurities and offers a glimpse of hope and connection amidst the desolation, with their relationship symbolizing a new beginning in a world marked by destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Apocalyptic fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 43889 2025-07-20T11:21:13.669396 text/html 19980 2024-10-22T23:41:21 text/html 290223 2025-07-20T11:21:15.309383 application/epub+zip 289065 2025-07-20T11:21:14.030389 application/epub+zip 75783 2025-07-20T11:21:13.832365 application/epub+zip 324319 2025-07-20T11:21:16.413403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317172 2025-07-20T11:21:15.111378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104317 2022-09-23T06:22:47.227391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36849 2025-07-20T11:21:13.505388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17085 2024-10-22T23:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18707 2025-07-20T11:21:16.541344 application/rdf+xml 26271 2025-07-20T11:21:13.897378 image/jpeg 4416 2025-07-20T11:21:13.865365 image/jpeg 260631 2025-07-20T11:21:13.682361 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia