Drunkard's Walk (novel)

Drunkard's Walk is a science fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl. It was originally published in paperback by Ballantine Books in 1960 and early in 1961 by Gnome Press in a hardback edition of 3,000 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction.

Drunkard's Walk
Cover of the first edition.
AuthorFrederik Pohl
Cover artistNik Puspurica
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
November 28, 1960[1]
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages142

Plot

The novel tells the story of a math professor who struggles against urges to commit suicide. His life seemed so successful. He was a well-liked college-on-TV lecturer who offered the public a way to improve their meager living standards in the crowded future world of 2200. He has a lovely young wife, which would seem to be a protective factor. Doctors have ruled out depression, and they cannot figure out his problem. Yet in a suicidal attempt he tries to hurl himself from a high balcony. During one TV lecture he cuts his neck on live broadcast, and he takes an overdose of pills. In fact, a mysterious foe is trying to cause the professor to die, and this villain plans to increase the death toll into the millions.

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References
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 308.
  1. "Books Today". The New York Times: 28. November 28, 1960.
Drunkard's Walk was serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1960


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