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'Where were you last Pluterday?' is a serio-comic 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.

The novel won the first prize at the European Science Fiction Convention (EuroCon)[http://www.esfs.info/esfs-awards-1972.html#anchor137611 Eurocon: Trieste - Italy] 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The theme in the book is Pluterday, an extra day in the week which can be withdrawn if one saves enough time (e.g. by taking a plane instead of a train).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 from non-privileged people.

Other translations



*Spanish (Mexico: Novaro, 1975: translated by Manuel Campo as 'Dnde Estabas el Pasado Pluterday?')

*Swedish (Stockholm/Bromma: Delta, 1976: translated by Gunnar Gllmo as 'Vi ses p plurdag', )

*French (Paris: Librairie des Champs-Elyses, 1977: translated by Mary Rosenthal as 'Crsudi dernier ?', )

*German (Mnchen: Heyne Verlag, 1981: translated by Ronald M. Hahn as 'Framstag Sam', )

*Hungarian (Budapest: Httr Lap- s Knyvkiado, 1991: translated by Anik Kocsis as 'Viszlt jv plutnap!', )

References




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