The Man Who Folded Himself

by David Gerrold

Release: February 1973
Format: Novel
Genre: Science Fiction
Audience: Adults
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

Reluctant college student Danny Eakins inherits a time belt from his uncle, and he uses it over the rest of his life to come to know himself.

The instructions were on the back of the clasp—when I touched it lightly, the words TIMEBELT, TEMPORAL TRANSPORT DEVICE, winked out and the first “page” of directions appeared in their place.

DEBUT

The Man Who Folded Himself (Random House, February 1973).

VARIANTS

1 English variant

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Groupings

Cited in Paradoxes of Time Travel by Rayn Wasserrman ()
Cited in Worlds Enough and Time, edited by Gary Westfahl ()
Cited in Time Machines by Paul J. Nahin ()

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY: We haven’t yet mapped out the time travel itinerary.

ITTDB Work #1842: by David Gerrold
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Curator: Michael Main
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