City

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"City" is a classic science fiction fix-up novel by Clifford D. Simak, renowned for its poignant exploration of humanity’s decline and the rise of intelligent dogs in a far-future Earth.

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City canonical 6

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instanceOf fix-up novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author Clifford D. Simak ⓘ
awarded International Fantasy Award ⓘ
awardYear 1953 ⓘ
basedOn short stories originally published in Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ
centralTheme decline of humanity ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
post-human future ⓘ
relationship between humans and animals ⓘ
rise of intelligent dogs ⓘ
utopian and dystopian futures ⓘ
containsStory "Aesop" ⓘ
linked to: Aesop's fables

"Census" ⓘ
"City" ⓘ
"Desertion" ⓘ
"Hobbies" ⓘ
"Huddling Place" ⓘ
"Paradise" ⓘ
linked to: Paradise

"The Simple Way" ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtist Frank Kelly Freas ⓘ
criticalReception renowned for poignant and philosophical tone ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1952 ⓘ
frameDevice dog scholars commenting on ancient human legends ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
hasISBN 978-0-441-80430-0 ⓘ
influenced later works on post-humanism in science fiction ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Jenkins ⓘ
Jerome Webster ⓘ
Joe ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeForm frame narrative ⓘ
notableFor depiction of dogs as inheritors of Earth ⓘ
exploration of the obsolescence of cities ⓘ
notableSpecies intelligent dogs ⓘ
mutated humans ⓘ
originalFormat fix-up of previously published short stories ⓘ
publisher Gnome Press ⓘ
setting far-future Earth ⓘ
structure sequence of linked stories with interstitial notes ⓘ
timeSpanOfStories thousands of years into the future ⓘ

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Citytv → abbreviation → City ⓘ
Galaxy Science Fiction → notableSerializedWork → City ⓘ
Clifford D. Simak → notableWork → City ⓘ
subject linked to: Simak