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The Garbage Disposal Unit
5th September 2013, 04:44
He did! And it's actually pretty cute. (http://home.comcast.net/~bcleere/texts/draper.html)

But also eerie.
Yet_Another_Boring_Marxist
5th September 2013, 04:56
That sounds wonderful. I might look at it, but what is it about?
Tenka
5th September 2013, 05:03
I started reading this and am now hooked since seeing the dystopian future of books (or bx, the new spelling) presented in this work of fiction. But who is Hal Draper?
blake 3:17
5th September 2013, 05:15
He was a founder of the IS in the US and a big influence in Berkeley and theorist of Socialism from Below.

Famous for his essay, The Two Souls of Socialism, and a number of important studies of Marx and politics.
Yet_Another_Boring_Marxist
5th September 2013, 05:17
He was a founder of the IS in the US and a big influence in Berkeley and theorist of Socialism from Below.

Famous for his essay, The Two Souls of Socialism, and a number of important studies of Marx and politics.

Being dyslexic I thought that this was by Harpal Brar, don't you think that would make it five times better?
Tenka
5th September 2013, 05:30
This story appears to have been written in 1961. It has aged quite well!
blake 3:17
5th September 2013, 06:44
Draper was also a librarian. Makes the story make a bit more sense.