Twilight (Campbell short story)
Short story by John W. Campbell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Twilight" is a post-apocalyptic science fiction short story by American author John W. Campbell. It was originally published in 1934 in Astounding Stories and apparently inspired by H. G. Wells' article The Man of the Year Million.[1] In 1970, it was selected as one of the best science fiction short stories published before the creation of the Nebula Awards by the Science Fiction Writers of America. As such, it was published in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964.
""Twilight"" | |
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Short story by John W. Campbell | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Science fiction, post-apocalyptic |
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Published in | Astounding Stories, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964 |
Publication type | Literary magazine |
Media type | Print (magazine), book |
Publication date | 1934 |
Set in 1932 in an unknown city in the United States, the narrator introduces Jim Bendell who recounts his experience with a strange and mysterious hitch-hiker claiming to be a time traveler from the year of 3059 who has traveled far into the future. In seven million years time, machines do everything for human beings, and people eventually lose touch with their human experience and regress both socially and intellectually as a species.[2] They become apathetic, and the population dwindles toward extinction.