Project Gutenberg 2019-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 101 Drussai, Kirk 1919 1991 Drussai, Garen 1916 2009 Hettler, Clara Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Twilight Years Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 1955 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Twilight Years" by Kirk Drussai and Garen Drussai is a science fiction narrative penned in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes related to aging, societal attitudes towards the elderly, and the pursuit of vitality in a world increasingly dominated by youth. It presents a rather unsettling view of a future where those over sixty years of age are considered burdensome and subjected to societal cruelty. The story centers on Sydney and Eleanor Mercer, a couple navigating life after retirement and grappling with their fears of becoming irrelevant in a youth-oriented world. As they adjust to new norms that render them as "sixty plus-ers," they face the harsh reality of a society where violence against the elderly has become an alarming trend. After a chilling incident involving friends and the reassurances of Eleanor to embrace this new reality, the couple's life culminates tragically when they fall victim to a violent act broadcasted as entertainment. The narrative serves as a poignant commentary on the treatment of the elderly and raises questions about the value and dignity of human life in the face of societal change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Married people -- Fiction Older people -- Fiction Reality television programs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Old Age & the Elderly 42023 2025-06-23T14:10:02.156250 text/html 38186 2019-04-16T07:50:18 text/html 167087 2025-06-23T14:10:04.122230 application/epub+zip 165909 2025-06-23T14:10:02.590273 application/epub+zip 72967 2025-06-23T14:10:02.344247 application/epub+zip 200807 2025-06-23T14:10:05.547276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193472 2025-06-23T14:10:03.843307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100927 2022-09-26T22:14:51.437011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35211 2025-06-23T14:10:02.039243 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35467 2019-04-16T07:50:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21006 2025-06-23T14:10:05.709303 application/rdf+xml 26564 2025-06-23T14:10:02.440248 image/jpeg 4733 2025-06-23T14:10:02.392267 image/jpeg 353391 2019-04-16T07:50:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 13924 2019-04-16T07:50:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 355762 2025-06-23T14:10:02.174228 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