"The Meeting" is a 1972 science fiction short story by

Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satelli ...

, based on an unfinished draft by Cyril Kornbluth.introduction to "The Meeting"
in "Platinum Pohl"; published 2007 by Macmillan Publishers, via Google Books It was first published in '' The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'';The Meeting
at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database; retrieved December 17, 2016 an audio version was read by

Bradley Denton Bradley Clayton Denton (born 1958) is an American science fiction author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the black comedy of his novel ''Blackburn'', about a sympathetic serial killer. He was born in Towanda, Kansas, and atten ...

.The Meeting
published September 26, 2011; retrieved December 17, 2016

Synopsis

Harry and Margaret Vladek have a son with severe developmental disabilities. They are offered the chance to have his brain replaced with that of a cognitively normal child who was killed in an accident.

Reception

"The Meeting" won the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Short Story,1973 Hugo Awards
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved December 17, 2016 tied with

R. A. Lafferty Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, Lafferty also wrote a set of four autobiographical n ...

's " Eurema's Dam". Lafferty subsequently claimed that "The Meeting" was "one of the worst stories ever written by anybody, anywhere", and stated that "out of common decency" he would not name it.My interview with R.A. Lafferty
by Tom Jackson; originally published in ''Lan's Lantern'' #39 (1991); published in the ''

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'', January 16 2015; retrieved December 17, 2016

References

External links

''The Meeting''
at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Short stories by Frederik Pohl Short stories by Cyril M. Kornbluth Hugo Award for Best Short Story winning works 1972 short stories {{1970s-sf-story-stub