Keep the Giraffe Burning
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Keep the Giraffe Burning was a science fiction
short story
collection by John Sladek
, published in 1977
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Science fiction
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short story
Short story
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collection by John Sladek
John Sladek
John Thomas Sladek was an American science fiction author, known for his satirical and surreal novels.- Life and work :...
, published in 1977
1977 in literature
The year 1977 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Douglas Adams begins writing for BBC radio.*V. S. Naipaul declines the offer of a CBE....
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Contents
- Foreword
- Elephant with Wooden Leg
- The Design
- The Face
- The Master Plan
- Flatland
- A Game of Jump
- The Hammer of Evil, or Career Opportunities at the Pascal Business School
- The Locked Room
- Another Look
- Space Shoes of the Gods: An Archaeological Revelation
- The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa
- The Commentaries
- Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias (overall title for 15 short-short stories)
- Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun
- The Bright Side
- Mr. and Ms. America
- Empty Promise
- The Paradise Problem
- What Changed Doyster's Mind
- Handout
- Assessment
- Art News
- Pax Gurney
- A Fable
- Utopia: A Financial Report
- Utopiary
- Luck
- A Picnic
- Scenes from Rural Life
- The Secret of the Old Custard
- Undecember
- The Great Wall of MexicoThe Great Wall of Mexico (short story)"The Great Wall of Mexico" is a science fiction short story by John Sladek. It was first published in the 1973 anthology Bad Moon Rising: An Anthology of Political Forebodings edited by Thomas M. Disch...
- Afterword