''The Zanzibar Cat'' is a
science fiction collection of
short stories by
Joanna Russ, first published in
1983
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by
Arkham House. It was the author's first collection of short fiction and was published in an edition of 3,526 copies. The story "
When It Changed" won a
Nebula Award
The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...
in 1972. "Old Thoughts, Old Balances" won a 1977
O. Henry Prize
The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American short-story writer O. Henry.
The ''PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories'' is an annual collection of the year's twenty bes ...
under the title "The Autobiography of My Mother".
It was reprinted (with revised contents) by Baen in 1984.
Contents
Arkham House
* "Foreword" by
Marge Piercy
* "When It Changed"
* "The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie Bertrand"
* "The Soul of a Servant"
* "Gleepsite"
* "Nobody's Home"
* "My Dear Emily"
* "The New Men"
* "My Boat"
* "Useful Phrases for the Tourist"
* "Corruption"
* "There is Another Shore, You Know, Upon the Other Side"
* "A Game of Vlet"
* "How Dorothy Kept Away the Spring"
* "Poor Man, Beggar Man"
* "Old Thoughts, Old Presences"
* "The Zanzibar Cat"
Baen
* "When It Changed"
* "The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie Bertrand"
* "The Soul of a Servant"
* "The Man Who Could Not See Devils"
* "Gleepsite"
* "Nobody's Home"
* "My Dear Emily"
* "There is Another Shore, You Know, Upon the Other Side"
* "My Boat"
* "Useful Phrases for the Tourist"
* "Dragons and Dimwits"
* "Corruption"
* "The Precious Object"
* "The New Men"
* "A Game of Vlet"
* "The Zanzibar Cat"
References
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External links
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1983 short story collections
Short story collections by Joanna Russ
Fantasy short story collections
Arkham House books
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