Project Gutenberg 2023-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 159 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Age of anxiety $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1957. Produced from Infinity June 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Age of Anxiety" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The narrative explores the themes of choice, maturity, and the impact of a society reliant on drugs that alleviate anxiety. Set in a futuristic world where children are administered an unworry drug to shield them from the burdens of adult life, the story centers around the protagonist, Larry, as he approaches a critical juncture on his seventeenth birthday: the decision to either embrace adulthood with its inherent anxieties or retreat into a perpetual state of unworry. The story follows Larry as he navigates his first days of newfound awareness, grappling with the daunting choice presented by a robonurse on his birthday. Faced with three capsules symbolizing different paths—returning to the bliss of childhood, suppressing his fears with continuing the unworry drug, or confronting the complexities of adulthood—Larry embarks on a journey through the City and the Playground. He meets various characters along the way who compel him to question his understanding of anxiety and responsibility. Ultimately, Larry discovers that his ability to worry and his struggle with decisions signify his readiness for maturity, leading him to accept the challenges of adult life with newfound confidence. This profound exploration of the human condition raises questions about the cost of happiness and the true nature of growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230812082732silverberg 1957 US Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Psychological fiction Teenage boys -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 52185 2025-07-28T09:49:01.639175 text/html 49130 2023-08-26T16:48:19 text/html 561361 2025-07-28T09:49:05.639154 application/epub+zip 560155 2025-07-28T09:49:03.382151 application/epub+zip 348119 2025-07-28T09:49:02.268200 application/epub+zip 1384362 2025-07-28T09:49:07.095169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1377557 2025-07-28T09:49:04.892152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43107 2025-07-28T09:49:01.404159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43096 2023-08-26T16:48:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18778 2025-07-28T09:49:07.264144 application/rdf+xml 29215 2025-07-28T09:49:02.697175 image/jpeg 4902 2025-07-28T09:49:02.468146 image/jpeg 2431342 2023-08-26T16:48:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 2435050 2025-07-28T09:49:01.673157 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia