Make Room! Make Room!
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| - | :''[[2012]], [[notable deaths]]'' | + | '''''Make Room! Make Room!''''' is a 1966 [[science fiction]] novel written by [[Harry Harrison]] exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society. It was originally serialized in [[Science_Fantasy_(magazine)|''Impulse'']] magazine. |
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| + | Set in then-future August 1999, the novel explores trends in the proportion of world resources used by the [[United States]] and other countries compared to population growth, depicting a world where the [[World population|global population]] is seven billion, subject to overcrowding, resource shortages, and a crumbling infrastructure. The plot jumps from character to character, recounting the lives of people in various walks of life in [[New York City]] (population around 35 million). | ||
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| + | The novel was the basis of the 1973 [[science fiction]] movie ''[[Soylent Green]]'', although the movie changed much of the plot and theme and introduced [[cannibalism]] as a solution to feeding people. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * ''[[Billennium (short story)|Billennium]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stand on Zanzibar]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The World Inside]]'' | ||
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| - | *[[Bob Birch]], 56, American musician ([[Elton John]]), apparent suicide by gunshot.*[[Altamiro Carrilho]], 87, Brazilian musician and composer, lung cancer. | ||
| - | *[[Harry Harrison]], 87, American science fiction writer (''[[Make Room! Make Room!]]'', [[The Stainless Steel Rat]]). | ||
| - | *[[Bill Tillman (musician)|Bill Tillman]], 65, American saxophonist ([[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]), injuries from a fall. | ||
| - | *[[Ron Palillo]], 63, American actor (''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]''), apparent heart attack.*[[Phyllis Thaxter]], 92, American actress (''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'', ''[[Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo]]''), Alzheimer's disease. | ||
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Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society. It was originally serialized in Impulse magazine.
Set in then-future August 1999, the novel explores trends in the proportion of world resources used by the United States and other countries compared to population growth, depicting a world where the global population is seven billion, subject to overcrowding, resource shortages, and a crumbling infrastructure. The plot jumps from character to character, recounting the lives of people in various walks of life in New York City (population around 35 million).
The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green, although the movie changed much of the plot and theme and introduced cannibalism as a solution to feeding people.
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