Project Gutenberg 2016-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 130 Banta, Frank Handyman Produced from Galaxy Magazine August 1962 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Handyman" by Frank Banta is a science fiction story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a character named James Ypsilanti, who resides in a post-apocalyptic, prison-like environment, presumably on an Earth ravaged by war. The central theme appears to explore human survival and the absurdity of existence in a world where traditional roles and relationships have been fundamentally altered. The story follows James Ypsilanti as he confronts his absurd reality within the prison, where he finds himself demolishing his door for warmth, as the heating system is dysfunctional. He interacts with a carpenter, who represents the only other "being" around, yet is a robot, illustrating a profound isolation. As Ypsilanti ruminates on his past and the ruined world outside, he navigates his daily routine of destruction and despair, revealing a mix of dark humor and tragic reflection on the nature of loneliness and human endurance in a desolate landscape. The book is a satirical examination of both the individual’s plight and the broader implications of societal collapse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Prisoners -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 32677 2025-06-20T15:48:01.859925 text/html 8829 2024-10-23T00:13:35 text/html 156595 2025-06-20T15:48:03.725893 application/epub+zip 155435 2025-06-20T15:48:02.267949 application/epub+zip 72305 2025-06-20T15:48:02.045947 application/epub+zip 187655 2025-06-20T15:48:04.920930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181370 2025-06-20T15:48:03.516925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98195 2022-09-23T13:14:50.220921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26254 2023-09-22T10:00:52.260853 text/plain 6579 2024-10-23T00:13:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15778 2025-06-20T15:48:05.052901 application/rdf+xml 34163 2025-06-20T15:48:02.124934 image/jpeg 5084 2025-06-20T15:48:02.084998 image/jpeg 139123 2025-06-20T15:48:01.871899 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