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''''' | '''''One Hundred and One Floors''''' was the fourth flash fiction in the anthology ''[[Build High for Happiness (anthology)|Build High for Happiness]]'', published by [[Obverse Books]]. It was written by [[Niki Haringsma]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
' | [[Hubart|Mr Hubart]] visits [[Quisp|Mr Quisp]], a man with quadriplegia, and cleans his body while telling him a "gorgeous lie" about a string quartet that plays [[Franz Schubert|Schubert]] in the [[pleasure grotto]] of [[Floor 100]]. After finishing cleaning, Mr Hubart asks if they can "do it", but Mr Quisp turns him down, saying he's too tired. Instead he gives a "pinky promise" to let Mr Hubart "have a taste" the next day in exchange for a story about [[Floor 101]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Hubart|Mr Hubart]] | |||
* [[Quisp|Mr Quisp]] | |||
* [[Mindy (One Hundred and One Floors)|Mindy]] | |||
* [[Ducomble|Mrs Ducomble]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * In the anthology the story was placed between ''[[Trank Tank (short story)|Trank Tank]]'' and ''[[The Queen in Yellow (short story)|The Queen in Yellow]]''. | ||
* The story's title references the ''[[Arabian Nights|One Thousand and One Nights]]'', which is mirrored in the story: one person telling stories to another, night after night, strung along by the promise of eventually [[cannibalism|eating him]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Many inhabitants of the Paradise Towers engaged in [[cannibalism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 16 June 2022
One Hundred and One Floors was the fourth flash fiction in the anthology Build High for Happiness, published by Obverse Books. It was written by Niki Haringsma.
Summary
Mr Hubart visits Mr Quisp, a man with quadriplegia, and cleans his body while telling him a "gorgeous lie" about a string quartet that plays Schubert in the pleasure grotto of Floor 100. After finishing cleaning, Mr Hubart asks if they can "do it", but Mr Quisp turns him down, saying he's too tired. Instead he gives a "pinky promise" to let Mr Hubart "have a taste" the next day in exchange for a story about Floor 101.
Characters
References
to be added
Notes
- In the anthology the story was placed between Trank Tank and The Queen in Yellow.
- The story's title references the One Thousand and One Nights, which is mirrored in the story: one person telling stories to another, night after night, strung along by the promise of eventually eating him.
Continuity
- Many inhabitants of the Paradise Towers engaged in cannibalism. (TV: Paradise Towers)
External links
- Official One Hundred and One Floors page at Obverse Books
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