Project Gutenberg 2016-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 146 Lafferty, R. A. 1914 2002 Lafferty, Raphael Aloysius Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan All the People Produced from Galaxy Magazine April 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "All the People" by R. A. Lafferty is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around Anthony Trotz, an unassuming individual who discovers he possesses the extraordinary skill of knowing every person in the world—by name, face, and with a degree of intimacy—even though he has never left his small, restricted existence. The book explores themes of identity, consciousness, and the nature of existence in a world that is increasingly disconnected from personal relationships. The narrative follows Anthony as he navigates his newfound ability, grappling with feelings of isolation and inadequacy despite his impressive knowledge of humanity. Confined to a government filter center and struggling with his role as a "restricted person," he faces ridicule from children and a lack of understanding from his colleagues. As he learns about the true nature of his existence—that he is but a mere functionary for an enormous artificial brain—he uncovers a sense of foreboding regarding the arrival of a group of beings that defy the normal cycles of life. Ultimately, Anthony's journey raises questions about the essence of humanity, the significance of personal connections, and the meaning of life itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 48757 2025-06-20T15:57:51.314678 text/html 25062 2024-10-23T00:15:58 text/html 187513 2025-06-20T15:57:53.285603 application/epub+zip 186348 2025-06-20T15:57:51.730664 application/epub+zip 80728 2025-06-20T15:57:51.497647 application/epub+zip 222660 2025-06-20T15:57:54.609594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215513 2025-06-20T15:57:53.066637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110248 2022-09-23T13:35:06.799950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41793 2023-09-22T10:10:51.787887 text/plain 22070 2024-10-23T00:15:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16983 2025-06-20T15:57:54.752608 application/rdf+xml 22182 2025-06-20T15:57:51.576684 image/jpeg 3976 2025-06-20T15:57:51.535680 image/jpeg 167717 2025-06-20T15:57:51.327627 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