Time In the Round

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leiber, Fritz, 1910-1992

Contributor:

Dillon, Diane, 1933-

Dillon, Leo, 1933-2012

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Time In the Round" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the late 1950s. This narrative follows a young boy named Butcher who navigates a futuristic society where violence has been eradicated and replaced with harmless, simulated experiences. The story explores themes of childhood curiosity, the nature of violence, and the complexities of time perception. In the tale, Butcher is a discontented child longing for the excitement of genuine conflict and adventure, as he feels constrained by the overly sanitized environment around him. His rebellion leads him to the Time Theater, a place where the past can be observed through a "Time Bubble." Wanting to experience the harsh realities of history firsthand, he manages to sneak into the theater. During a viewing of a barbaric culture, he inadvertently disrupts the presentation, leading to chaos as warriors from the past emerge into the present. The narrative tackles the tensions between innocence and a yearning for authenticity, culminating in the Butcher's vicarious confrontation with bloodshed and heroism, ultimately revealing the conflicting desires of humanity toward violence and safety. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2016-03-06