Project Gutenberg 2024-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 110 Goldstein, Evelyn The recalcitrant $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Produced from Fantastic Universe September 1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Recalcitrant" by Evelyn Goldstein is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of identity, humanity, and the consequences of evolution through technology, as it follows the life of a man named Jim Simson who struggles against forces that seek to forcefully return him to a previous, more vulnerable state. The narrative captures the tension of a near-future dystopia where the distinction between man and machine blurs, challenging the characters' values and desires. In the novella, Jim Simson, having lived a quiet life with his wife Amelia, is confronted by men from an organization known as United Medics who aim to "reconvert" him to a human state after he has embraced an enhanced existence devoid of physical limitations. As Jim hid from his past, the narrative delves into his inner conflict about returning to his former self and the implications this has for his love for Amelia, who unknowingly shares her life with an artificial man. With a gripping sense of suspense, the story culminates in a powerful exploration of the nature of humanity, love, and sacrifice, as Jim vehemently resists the impending transformation, prioritizing his relationships and newfound identity over a return to an ordinary human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240310134125goldstein 1954 US Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 40959 2025-09-29T09:31:30.487013 text/html 16685 2024-07-31T15:21:23 text/html 248985 2025-09-29T09:31:34.764992 application/epub+zip 247777 2025-09-29T09:31:31.844025 application/epub+zip 247778 2025-09-29T09:31:30.999048 application/epub+zip 1058400 2025-09-29T09:31:37.057035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1052047 2025-09-29T09:31:34.233997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34192 2025-09-29T09:31:30.362023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14403 2024-07-31T15:21:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15420 2025-09-29T09:31:37.254963 application/rdf+xml 26728 2025-09-29T09:31:31.366988 image/jpeg 4486 2025-09-29T09:31:31.181994 image/jpeg 1224584 2025-09-29T09:31:30.513025 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