Galaxy's End

by David Andrus, Kimberly Andrus

Overview

Galaxy Press is an "old era" printing shop. It continues to use hot metal typesetting and letter press printing in the last year of the twentieth century, while everywhere else computer technology has revolutionized the graphic arts industry.
The company is owned by Simon Goldberg, who finances the shop in an effort to keep alive the memory of his family's printing company in Poland before the Second World War.
The narrator is a Linotype operator. Along with the other printers at Galaxy Press, he practices the trade he knows has been transformed in the world beyond the shop. As the year, and the century, ends, Galaxy Press's days are numbered. Mr. Goldberg is in declining health, and his financial resources are dwindling.
Galaxy's End attempts to depict the moment civilization slips from the substance of reality (hot metal printing) to the insubstantial essence of digital technology.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940165077999
Publisher:	Tellwell Talent
Publication date:	10/29/2021
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	830 KB

About the Author

DAVID ANDRUS (1940–2019)

David Andrus was one of the last typesetters of his trade, and his love for the Linotype and the English language permeated every aspect of his life. A published author and poet, David is survived by his wife Delisa, daughter Kimberly, and granddaughter Lisa.

He was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, where he ended his career as a printer and subsequently attended McMaster University, obtaining his master's in English. After printing, David worked at Canada Post in corporate communications, was a high school English teacher, and helped in raising his devoted granddaughter, Lisa. David published poetry, short stories, and a novel since the 1970s, and has won various writing awards for his literary contributions.

This novel was written by David Andrus and published by his daughter, who admired her father's intelligence and creativity, and misses him dearly.