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I am seeking the title and author of the following book, for which I can only provide scant details. It is a full book/novel; not a short story. The book is sci-fi, it is set in the future and would have been written in the late '60s or early '70s.
In respect of the main character, who is male, there is a plot regarding his uncle or grandfather (secretly) working on a site in the future akin to an archeological site. By some manner I don't recall, the main character ends-up working on the site with his relative and he finds the handle of a tea cup. He is questioned by his relative as to the meaning of the item and eventually is led to the conclusion that it is enormous when compared to the current size of a similar item. This then leads the main character to understand that, over time, scientists and the government have worked to reduce to the height of humans to about 1/3 of their original size so that they only require about 1/9 of the food intake. I recollect a threat from the relative that if the main character had not been able to work to the conclusion then there would have been no alternative but to kill him to ensure the secret that the government is trying to hide from the population.
My memory may be wrong but I think that there was a sub-character in the same book, who is also male. I remember the book was about people living in tall towers and the front door of each apartment in the towers had its own (unique) door knocker. The sub-character had some sort of de-glue mixture and was using it to surreptitiously steal door knockers from apartments. The sub-character was hoarding the door knockers in his own apartment.
Thankyou in advance for taking the time to read my post and assisting in my search.
Regards
Peter (bassguy)
I am seeking the title and author of the following book, for which I can only provide scant details. It is a full book/novel; not a short story. The book is sci-fi, it is set in the future and would have been written in the late '60s or early '70s.
In respect of the main character, who is male, there is a plot regarding his uncle or grandfather (secretly) working on a site in the future akin to an archeological site. By some manner I don't recall, the main character ends-up working on the site with his relative and he finds the handle of a tea cup. He is questioned by his relative as to the meaning of the item and eventually is led to the conclusion that it is enormous when compared to the current size of a similar item. This then leads the main character to understand that, over time, scientists and the government have worked to reduce to the height of humans to about 1/3 of their original size so that they only require about 1/9 of the food intake. I recollect a threat from the relative that if the main character had not been able to work to the conclusion then there would have been no alternative but to kill him to ensure the secret that the government is trying to hide from the population.
My memory may be wrong but I think that there was a sub-character in the same book, who is also male. I remember the book was about people living in tall towers and the front door of each apartment in the towers had its own (unique) door knocker. The sub-character had some sort of de-glue mixture and was using it to surreptitiously steal door knockers from apartments. The sub-character was hoarding the door knockers in his own apartment.
Thankyou in advance for taking the time to read my post and assisting in my search.
Regards
Peter (bassguy)
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