Project Gutenberg 2023-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 122 Mason, David 1924 1974 The long question $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1957. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Long Question" by David Mason is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around a unique quiz show premise where the main character, Don Gerson, is isolated on an uninhabited island for two months with the goal of preparing for a quiz that could win him a substantial cash prize. The book explores themes of isolation, self-discovery, and the impact of time on a person's thoughts and priorities. In the narrative, Don Gerson, an accountant with a penchant for logic, finds himself unexpectedly thrust into solitude as part of a quiz show scheme. As the days turn into weeks, he initially follows a structured routine, reading and writing to prepare for the questions he will face upon his return to the outside world. However, as time goes on, the boundaries of his structured life begin to blur. Don loses track of time, his physical appearance changes, and he indulges in the freedom brought by isolation, leading him to develop new interests and insights. Ultimately, his experience transforms him from a mere contestant into a contemplative individual, deeply reflecting on his life and the future beyond the quiz show, intertwining both personal growth with the overarching theme of time's capacity to alter one's trajectory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230902083623mason 1957 US Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Islands -- Fiction Social isolation -- Fiction Television game shows -- Fiction Forecasting -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 45847 2025-06-28T10:50:37.375493 text/html 21347 2023-10-06T01:37:16 text/html 314265 2025-06-28T10:50:40.428500 application/epub+zip 313047 2025-06-28T10:50:38.703500 application/epub+zip 244677 2025-06-28T10:50:37.883556 application/epub+zip 1010890 2025-06-28T10:50:41.819499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1003488 2025-06-28T10:50:39.891523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38833 2025-06-28T10:50:37.251545 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19069 2023-10-06T01:37:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16862 2025-06-28T10:50:41.940469 application/rdf+xml 28874 2025-06-28T10:50:38.251506 image/jpeg 5073 2025-06-28T10:50:38.065492 image/jpeg 2109085 2025-06-28T10:50:37.400574 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