Txsling 15:41, 16 May 2011 (UTC) Er why? Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. This work was nominated for both Hugo and Nebula awards and is considered by some critics to be the finest time travel novel ever written. DOWNLOAD & READ. Author: David Gerrold. When Daniel first meets his future self from one day into the future, the future version identifies himself as "Don," ostensibly Daniel's twin brother. Wow, wow and wow!!! Uncle Jim offers to increase Daniel's monthly allowance for living expenses as long as Daniel promises to keep a diary. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. 1st, Hardcover, 148 pages. He also wrote "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star Trek, voted the most popular Star Trek episode of all time, and is the author of the popular Star Wolf, Dingillian, and … It's not your standard time-traveling tale. It is one of the best time-travel stories I have ever seen. Wikipedia has spoilers. The Man Who Folded Himself is a classic science fiction novel by award-winning author David Gerrold. Be the first to contribute! Shortly after the birth of their child, Daniel and Diane separate. The levels of the library, the repetition of structure and action, and the notion of characters only animated by our presence viewing them, are all reflective of late 1990s PC adventure games. The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold. Though he has been able to become closer to himself than he has in any other relationship, at some point he comes to find that he no longer meets other versions of himself. The possibility of multiple turns and choices is further expanded as Borjan finds a charred book that allows him to see into a prison-maze. When Daniel Eakins inherits a time machine, he soon realizes that he has enormous power to shape the course of history. He can foil terrorists, prevent assassinations, or just make some fast money at the racetrack. Daniel eventually realizes that he has now become his Uncle Jim, and that his son will grow up to be the young version of himself who will inherit the Timebelt, and that his life has 'come full circle'. When Daniel Eakins inherits a time machine, he soon realises that he has enormous power to shape the course of history. I'll have to do this without giving too much away, so I understand if my edit is reverted. And if he doesn't like the results of the change, he can simply go back in time and talk himself … [4], destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, "Time Travel in the Second Person: The Man Who Folded Himself", "Questioning Defaults in David Gerrold's The Man Who Folded Himself", "Review of The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Man_Who_Folded_Himself&oldid=1020389197, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 April 2021, at 20:22. Don't expect Marty-and-Doc-like adventures in the Old West or zooming back to the time when your parents were dating. The Man Who Folded Himself is a 1973 science fiction novel by David Gerrold that deals with time travel. (When a third Daniel appears, he is sometimes identified as Don II, or ultra-Don.) The Man Who Folded Himself Paperback – 1 July 2003 by David Gerrold (Author) › Visit Amazon's David Gerrold Page. Category: Page: 216. The female version of Danny has a similar relationship with alternate versions of herself; she is Diane when she meets a version of herself from the future, but when she plays the role of the future traveler she adopts the name Donna. This would also suggest that at some iteration, his teenage version (at the end of the book) chooses not to use the Time-Belt in such a fashion as to create said loops - while other versions of him continue creating loops for themselves which support their own continuity. Borjan asks the librarian if they have this book or that book, looking for the key to the next chapter of the game. The only named character who is not some version of Daniel is the lawyer who calls him on the phone to tell him of his Uncle Jim's death, and is identified only as "Biggs-or-Briggs-or-something.". View: 204. References to both the American Airlines Flight 191 crash and the destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, events which did not occur until 6 years and 28 years respectively after initial publication, were added in the 2003 edition. When Daniel Eakins inherits a time … This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. He meets an alternate version of himself, who goes by "Don," who accompanies him to a race-track where the pair make a fortune betting on horse-racing. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Man Who Folded Himself. Talk:The Man Who Folded Himself. Get this from a library! The Man Who Folded Himself. Diane's future is a mirror of Daniel's - she was given the Timebelt by her Aunt Jane, and she had also begun a relationship with her other selves, called Donna. In The Man Who Folded Himself, David Gerrold uses Daniel Eakins to explore the nature of time and of man himself. Submit Series Details. In it, Daniel Eakins receives a "Time Belt" from his deceased uncle's estate. Summaries. Synopsis. The Man Who Folded Himself (Book) : Gerrold, David Skip to main navigation Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to search Skip to content Help Help, opens a new window And if he doesn't like the results of the change, he can simply go back in time and talk himself out of making it! [2], The Man Who Folded Himself is in a category of science fiction I love, a category which I will refer to by the ungainly description of, “postulate a piece of science fictional technology, and then take every possible exploration of it to its logical conclusion and SEE WHAT HAPPENS.” ... the book folds in on itself like a fabulous origami of paradoxes that somehow make sense. WikiProject Novels / Sci-fi ... and having just finished reading it I feel the right thing to do is to edit the page to improve the plot summary, at least. A possible explanation for the Time-Belts' origins as well as the other "loops" would be that the original Uncle Jim (at some point at the beginning of the loops) was from a timeline where he was not his own son and was simply in the possession of a time-traveling machine which he decided to use in a way that led, inevitably, to a loop due to the narcissistic nature of a teenager with such powers at his disposal. The Man Who Folded Himself is a 1973 science fiction novel by David Gerrold that deals with time travel. The Man Who Folded Himself. The Man Who Folded Himself (Hardcover) Published February 28th 1973 by Random House. The Man Who Folded Himself is a good book. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1973 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1974. Unbeknownst to each other they both use future technology to make their own changes to ensure that Diane gives birth to the desired child, creating timelines in which they have a son and daughter, and after their separation take the child of their own sex back to their future, creating the loops of the man and woman. In 1975, Daniel Eakins, a young college student, is visited by his "Uncle Jim". Daniel begins a relationship with Diane and Diane becomes pregnant. Even if I’m wrong, it’s easy reading and only some 130 pages so you may as well give it a go! The Man Who Folded Himself is a 1973 science fiction novel by David Gerrold that deals with time travel. Borjan stands waiting for your action. Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com. Summary; Recently Viewed; Bids/Offers; Watchlist; Purchase History; Selling; Saved Searches; Saved Sellers; Messages; Notification. The Man Who Folded Himself. Also, the fact that an older version of Danny and a female version of him have a child together ensures that Danny is essentially his own parents; the child is identical and becomes Danny, living Danny's life while Danny, in turn, adopts the surrogate role of Uncle Jim. Taglines Summary; Recently Viewed; Bids/Offers; Watchlist; Purchase History; Selling; Saved Searches; Saved Sellers; Messages; Notification. Retrouvez The Man Who Folded Himself et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. Dan inherits a time belt from his Uncle Jim. Daniel and Diane secretly desire a son and a daughter, respectively, and unbeknownst to each other jump and use future technology to make their own changes to ensure that Diane gives birth to the desired child. He can foil terrorists, prevent assassinations, or just make some fast money at the racetrack. | He can foil terrorists, prevent assassinations, or just make some fast money at the racetrack. According to Goodreads, "This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. ISBN: 9781459610972. When Daniel Eakins inherits a time machine, he soon realizes that he has enormous power to shape the course of history. We are in a library. The possibility of multiple turns and choices is further expanded as Borjan finds a charred book that allows him to see into a prison-maze. | If this is incorrect, and you know the name of the series to which it belongs, please let us know. Daniel quickly learns how to use the Timebelt and makes a few short jumps into his own future. The Man Who Folded Himself (Book) : Gerrold, David : When Daniel Eakins inherits a time machine, he soon realizes that he has enormous power to shape the course of history. The Man Who Folded Himself is a classic science fiction novel by award-winning author David Gerrold. Stanford Libraries' official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Jump to navigation Jump to search. In the end, The Man Who Folded Himself is a powerful, personal narrative of one man searching for self and meaning in life, and finding it. The most interesting and perhaps most overlooked move that David Gerrold makes in his fractal time travel book The Man Who Folded Himself is that he … SUMMARY Daniel Eakins is astonished to discover his recently deceased Uncle Jim has left him time machine in the form a of a time belt. The Man Who Folded Himself. This work was nominated for both Hugo and Nebula awards and is considered by some critics to be the finest time travel novel ever written. The Man Who Folded Himself is a classic science fiction novel by award-winning author David Gerrold. The main character has sex with both male and female versions of himself, and becomes male and female versions of himself, and gives birth to male and female versions of himself/herself—I mentioned there’s really only one character in the whole thing, right? It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. By doing so, he embarks on an adventure-with-a-price, with a somewhat predictable, but nonetheless eye-opening, conclusion. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1974 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1974. Expand Cart. Get it by Wednesday, Jul 29 from Minneapolis, … The most interesting and perhaps most overlooked move that David Gerrold makes in his fractal time travel book The Man Who Folded Himself. $9.86 Free Shipping. The Man Who Folded Himself (eBook) : Gerrold, David : With an introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. He spends much of his time at a house party set in 1999, enjoying the company of dozens of versions of himself at different ages. View cart for details. Borjan stands waiting for your action. The book ends with the young Daniel, who has read the now-complete diary, having to decide whether he will use the Timebelt. The book explores the psychological, physical, and personal challenges that manifest when time travel is possible for a single individual at the touch of a button. View cart for details. Of course, he can't resist the temptation to use it. He learns that the changes he has made to his timeline have erased all traces of his childhood and early life. Uncle Jim offers to increase Daniel's monthly allowance for living expenses as long as Daniel promises to keep a diary. "The Man Who Folded Himself" by David Gerrold is without a doubt the most brilliant novel about time travel I have ever read. Parents Guide. $3.85 + $3.99 Shipping. He can foil terrorists, prevent assassinations, or just make some fast money. Part bildingsroman and part recognition of the human condition, The Man Who Folded Himself is a fine example of when the genre is on point it can do things and say things that achieve literary fiction. This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. [3], Rather than producing a mere paper exercise, David Gerrold takes all the aspects of time travel—grandfather paradoxes, multiple selves, alternate realities, beginnings and ends of time, redoing regrettable decisions—and expands them into a revelatory experience that begins with the personal and ends with the universal. Plot Keywords At one point late in the party an elderly Daniel dies after a jump, and Daniel is consumed with the thought of his own inevitable death. The story is so surprisingly beautiful in the way it was written that I do not want to give away any of the plot. Synopsis His Uncle Jim gives him the Time-belt, which Daniel in turn passes on to himself as a teen when he becomes old enough to play the role of Uncle Jim. Though the novel makes it clear that temporal paradoxes are impossible, many of the events of Daniel's life are a "loop" with no beginning or end from a subjective viewpoint. Loading... Something went wrong. The man who folded himself. The answers are not always concrete, but on balance satisfy his needs, and enable moving forward with grace and gratification for what he does have. search results for this author. The following day, Daniel realises that it is his turn to act as Don and guide his younger self through the previous day at the races; through this and other events the time-travelling Daniel learns more about the belt, about the nature of the "timestream," and about his personal identity. Shortly after, Uncle Jim dies, and Daniel inherits a "Timebelt" from him that allows the wearer to travel through time. eBay > Books > Fiction & Literature; Share - The Man Who Folded Himself. The next day, when it becomes Dan's turn to meet a version of himself from yesterday, he adopts the role of Don. at the racetrack. Led by the sound of a Serbian whistle, Borjan's vision is drawn into this trap, but when he himself appears in the maze world he finds it … The Man Who Folded Himself. Loading... Something went wrong. This is an absolute “must have” for the time travel enthusiast! He meets an alternate version of himself, who goes by "Don," who accompanies him to a race-track where the pai… "[1], The most interesting and perhaps most overlooked move that David Gerrold makes in his fractal time travel book The Man Who Folded Himself is that he writes the whole story in the second person without alerting you, the reader, directly to this fact. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide. Noté /5. 1 watching. If you are one of those types who feels it necessary to read a summary before you read the book there is a decent summary on Wikipedia. The Man Who Folded Himself (eBook) : Gerrold, David : This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. Author (s): David Gerrold (Goodreads Author) ISBN: 039447922X (ISBN13: 9780394479224) Edition language: English. We are in a library. Author: David Gerrold: Publisher: Benbella Books, 2003 Random House, 1973: Series: This book does not appear to be part of a series. The Man Who Folded Himself - Kindle edition by Gerrold, David, Robert J. Sawyer, Geoffrey Klempner. Lonely and hoping to correct the situation, he jumps many millennia backwards in time, where his jumps have not altered the timeline, and there he meets a female version of himself called Diane. This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time- travel novel. David Gerrold is the author of the Hugo and Nebula award-nominated "The Man Who Folded Himself" and "When HARLIE Was One", books that quickly established him in the hard science fiction genre during the 1970s. Diane has an Aunt Jane, who is the elderly version of herself, and the female equivalent of Uncle Jim. The man who folded himself by David Gerrold, 1973, Faber edition, in English The book explores the psychological, physical, and personal challenges that manifest when time travel is possible for a single individual at the touch of a button. After they find out about Diane's pregnancy, Daniel and Diane respectively desire a son and a daughter who are exactly like them. It is also very queer. Shortly after, Uncle Jim dies, and Daniel inherits a "Timebelt" from him that allows the wearer to travel through time. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The Man Who Folded Himself Danny Eakins, 19 and attending college on a $400 a week stipend administered by his uncle Jim, learns that his parents left him fabulously wealthy and his stipend will be raised if he keeps a journal. Exploring the unlimited possibilities of time travel Danny soon discovers he is not alone in the universe as he meets his future and past selves all travelling in time. In 1975, Daniel Eakins, a young college student, is visited by his "Uncle Jim". | It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1974 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1974. Having David Gerrold's THE MAN WHO FOLDED HIMSELF back in print is a blessing, as this book has paradoxes in spades. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion [David Gerrold] -- With an introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. Daniel quickly learns how to use the Timebelt and makes a few short jumps into his own future. ...Perhaps another title, a more accurate title, for Gerrold’s book would have been “The Man Who Discovered a Fold in Himself,” or better still, “The Man Who Came Into Being Because of a Fold in Himself,” or even “The Fold in Time That Took Itself to Be a Man.” Finally, an alternative title might be, “You are a Fold in the Time Space Continuum that Takes Itself to Be Reading a Book. Daniel repeatedly encounters alternate versions of himself and enjoys his own company, ultimately having sex with himself and beginning a relationship with himself. Almost all of the different characters in the story are, in fact, alternate versions of Daniel from another point in time. The Man Who Folded Himself (Paperback) : Gerrold, David : This classic work of science fiction is widely considered to be the ultimate time-travel novel. Don't expect the hero to be chased by allosaurs or Huns or anything like that. Expand Cart. eBay > Books > Fiction & Literature; Share - The Man Who Folded Himself. First published in 1971, this stand-alone novel was co-written by David Gerrold, author of The Man Who Folded Himself and the popular Star Trek episode “The Trouble with Tribbles,” and Larry Niven, author of the acclaimed novels Ringworld and The Mote in God’s Eye. Led by the sound of a Serbian whistle, Borjan's vision is drawn into this trap, but when he himself appears in the maze world he finds it artificial and capricious, transformed by his presence. When Daniel Eakins inherits a … As Daniel ages, he misses the relationship he had with Diane, but the interference of an obsessive version of himself has erased the point in the past where the two can meet. The Time-belt's origins are unknown. He makes preparations for after his death to ensure that the young Daniel experiences the same events that he did when he was the same age and have his own experience with time travel. The Man Who Folded Himself is a 1973 science fiction novel by American writer David Gerrold, dealing with time travel. Borjan asks the librarian if they have this book or that book, looking for the key to the next chapter of the game. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1974 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1974. 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