Project Gutenberg 2024-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 116 Farmer, Philip José 1918 2009 Farmer, Philip Jose The wounded $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wounded" by Philip José Farmer is a science fiction short story first published in 1954. The narrative explores complex themes surrounding human relationships, emotional wounds, and the pursuit of healing. Set against a backdrop of contemporary society, the book delves into the darker aspects of love and desire. The story follows a character who possesses a unique ability to heal emotional wounds, likened to the mythological figure Cupid. As he navigates a party filled with guests who are metaphorically "wounded," he encounters a young woman who recognizes him and declares her love. Her passionate plea for recognition and her insistence on being healed lead to a tense interaction that forces the protagonist to confront his own feelings and responsibilities. As the narrative unfolds, it reveals the transformations in relationships and the societal implications of healing in an increasingly wounded world. Ultimately, the story challenges the reader to consider the nature of love and the complexities of emotional pain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240316162833farmer 1954 US Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Fantasy fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 37802 2025-07-29T10:16:33.473651 text/html 13540 2024-08-09T16:45:00 text/html 264507 2025-07-29T10:16:36.429679 application/epub+zip 263301 2025-07-29T10:16:34.692637 application/epub+zip 192106 2025-07-29T10:16:33.964652 application/epub+zip 776017 2025-07-29T10:16:37.759661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769185 2025-07-29T10:16:35.988647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31195 2025-07-29T10:16:33.371627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11422 2024-08-09T16:45:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15632 2025-07-29T10:16:37.890606 application/rdf+xml 34043 2025-07-29T10:16:34.322628 image/jpeg 4833 2025-07-29T10:16:34.107688 image/jpeg 841508 2025-07-29T10:16:33.490658 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