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Original title Sam, of de Pluterdag Publisher M=SF (Meulenhoff) Published in English 1973 Genre Science Fiction Published in english 1973 | 3.7/5 Goodreads Language Dutch Publication date 1968 Originally published 1968 Page count 159 (Dutch) Country Belgium OCLC 280819909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translator Danny de Laet and Willy Magiels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Where were you last Pluterday? is a science fiction novel by Paul van Herck, originally released in Dutch in 1968 as Sam, of de Pluterdag by J.M. Meulenhoff (in their science fiction and fantasy range M=SF as the 14th book of the range) and released in English by DAW books in 1973.
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The novel won the first prize at the European Science Fiction Convention (EuroCon) in Trieste, Italy.
Plot summary
The theme in the book is Pluterday, an extra day in the week which can be withdrawn if one saves enough time (e.g. by taking a plane instead of a train). Only the rich can save enough time and thus Pluterday is in practice reserved for the "happy few", resulting in a class society. The existence of Pluterdays is kept secret to non-privileged people.
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Where were you last Pluterday? Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA