With the conspiracy and revenge that unwinds, the world needs a little preaching on tolerance. But Leisha and a few others remain behind, preaching acceptance for all humans, Sleepless and Sleeper alike. Beggars in Spain Author: Nancy Kress Print Book, English, 1993 Edition: View all formats and editions Publisher: Harper Voyager, New York, 1993 Show more information Location not available We are unable to determine your location to show libraries near you. Within two minutes he was sure: the woman was the silently furious resister. The Sleepless gradually outgrow their welcome on Earth, and their children escape to an orbiting space station to set up their own society. Opening Scene of BEGGARS IN SPAIN ONE They sat stiffly on his antique Eames chairs, two people who didn’t want to be here, or one person who didn’t want to and one who resented the other’s reluctance. Problems and envy between the sisters mirror those in the larger world, as society struggles to adjust to a growing pool of people who not only have 30 percent more time to work and study than normal humans, but are also highly intelligent and in perfect health. The novella grew into a trilogy: its first volume is Beggars in Spain (1993), in which a slightly modified version of the original novella forms the first major. Leisha Camden was genetically modified at birth to require no sleep, and her normal twin Alice is the control. Nancy Kress, an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and columns on writing, has created another thoughtful but dramatic statement on social issues.

Beggars in Spain extrapolates that wish into a future where some people need no sleep at all. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress, December 2003, Bt Bound edition, Library binding in English.

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