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The Machine Stops

E. M. Forster

Narrated by Jim Roberts

Released
June 17, 2009
Length
1 hr 24 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Jimcin Recordings
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E. M. Forster's only science-fiction story, written in 1909, presents a future where humans live in cubicles, connected through a supercomputer called "The Machine" that fulfills their needs and facilitates communication. The narrative explores themes of conformity and curiosity as one individual, Kuno, ventures outside his confined world, revealing insights that have anticipated modern technology like TV and the Internet. Recognized as a remarkable and ahead-of-its-time work, the story has received accolades and inclusion in notable anthologies.
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