The Gap in the Curtain

The Gap in the Curtain

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image_caption = dust jacket illustration for "The Gap in the Curtain"
author = John Buchan
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Hodder & Stoughton
release_date = 1932
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 315 pp
isbn = NA
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"The Gap in the Curtain" is a 1932 novel by John Buchan. It is borderline science fiction.

Plot

At a country house, five guests gather and are chosen by a brilliant scientist to take part in a shocking experiment which will let them glimpse one year into the future. However, when the experiment takes place, two of the guests see their own obituaries in "The Times" one year after. Will they be able to change their destinies?

Part of the action is clearly autobiographical, including featuring the agonies of a contemporary up and coming politician.

References

*cite book | last=Bleiler | first=Everett | authorlink=Everett F. Bleiler | title=The Checklist of Fantastic Literature | location=Chicago | publisher=Shasta Publishers | pages=64 | date=1948


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