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Created page with "'''''A Brief Survey''''' is a novella by R. Basil Coldrack, first published in 1985 by Ocean Press. The novella is set in 1955 and follows two surveyors as they travel through small towns, administering five brief survey questions to residents. The work explores themes of authority, hierarchy, and the systems that shape societal and individual behavior. Often associated with the theories and mythos of Euphemia Vexthorne and E. Harrow, ''A Brief Survey'' has been analyze..." |
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'''''A Brief Survey''''' is a novella by R. Basil Coldrack, first published in 1985 by | '''''A Brief Survey''''' is a novella by R. Basil Coldrack, first published in 1985 by '''O.C.E.A.N'''. The novella is set in 1955 and follows two surveyors as they travel through small towns, administering five brief survey questions to residents. | ||
Literary scholar '''Miriam Folsom''' remarked, “Coldrack’s novella operates in the interstices of what is spoken and what is deliberately withheld, creating a narrative tension that demands the reader’s active complicity in constructing its meaning.” The novella has been noted for its dense narrative, which, despite its brevity, reveals a deeper system of defiance and control woven into its structure. | |||
Latest revision as of 08:55, 25 April 2025
A Brief Survey is a novella by R. Basil Coldrack, first published in 1985 by O.C.E.A.N. The novella is set in 1955 and follows two surveyors as they travel through small towns, administering five brief survey questions to residents.
Literary scholar Miriam Folsom remarked, “Coldrack’s novella operates in the interstices of what is spoken and what is deliberately withheld, creating a narrative tension that demands the reader’s active complicity in constructing its meaning.” The novella has been noted for its dense narrative, which, despite its brevity, reveals a deeper system of defiance and control woven into its structure.