Emphyrio by Jack Vance
On a distant world where mass production is outlawed and artisans are exploited by an entrenched ruling cartel, a young craftsman’s son watches his father destroyed by a predatory bureaucracy and sets out to learn the truth behind a revered folk hero. His quest leads him off-world, where he uncovers a long-running fraud that keeps his people impoverished, then returns with proof to upend the system—freeing his society to reclaim its dignity and control over its labor.
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- Published
- 1969
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 180-210
- Original Language
- English
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