Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory
- Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory
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name = Eumenides on the Fourth Floor Lavatory
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author = Orson Scott Card
country = United States
language = English
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published_in = "Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories"
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publisher = Dial Press
media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pub_date = 1980
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"Eumenides on the Fourth Floor Lavatory" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections "Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories" and "Maps in a Mirror".
Plot summary
It deals with a sinful man who finally faces his conscience in the form of a baby-like creature that haunts his waking hours. As mentioned in the title, this creature (who first appears in a lavatory on the fourth floor) is one of the Eumenides of Greek mythology: beings who dole out vengeance for violence against one's own family or for violating "natural" laws.
ee also
*List of works by Orson Scott Card
*Orson Scott Card
External links
* [http://www.hatrack.com The official Orson Scott Card website]
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