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The Pause (other)
The Pause may refer to: * The Pause (story) "The Pause" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in August Derleth's 1954 anthology ''Time to Come'' and reprinted in the 1975 collection ''Buy Jupiter and Other Stories''. Plot summary Alexan ..., 1954 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov * The Pause (novel), 2015 novel by John Larkin * THEE PAUSE (born 1981), American recording artist known as !PAUS3 {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pause (story)
"The Pause" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in August Derleth's 1954 anthology ''Time to Come'' and reprinted in the 1975 collection ''Buy Jupiter and Other Stories''. Plot summary Alexander Johannison, a nuclear physicist working at the United States Atomic Energy Commission, is mystified when his Geiger Counter starts failing to detect radioactivity. Over a period of time, his colleagues also notice the same strange events, but when he finally reports them to his boss, no one will take him seriously, and he realises that he is the only one who is still aware of the existence of radioactivity. Thinking that maybe an enemy has removed all knowledge of nuclear power, nuclear energy and nuclear weapons and is about to invade the United States, he goes home and finds a stranger there talking to his wife. The stranger, who looks like an impossibly perfect human, explains that he is an entity from 'outside the universe'. He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pause (novel)
''The Pause'' . is a 2015 novel by Australian author John Larkin. It looks deep at the devastating impact of teenage suicide, and how it affects the people around them. It is a personal narrative of its main character Declan O’Malley, describing his life following an attempted suicide after his love interest Lisa is forced to move to Hong Kong by her abusive mother. The book won the 2015 Queensland Literary Award. Synopsis The book is a first-person reflective narrative of the main character Declan O’Malley who commits suicide after his girlfriend Lisa is forcefully relocated to Hong Kong after their relationship is discovered by her mother referred to as the Kraken. He commits suicide via jumping onto the way of an oncoming train but is forced to observe an alternate reality where he survived his suicide attempt and recovered from depression. Reception The book received a positive response with a 4.1 rating on Goodreads and 2015 Queensland Literary Award. References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |