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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fix-up novel
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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
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pacifism ⓘ post-human future ⓘ relationship between humans and animals ⓘ rise of intelligent dogs ⓘ utopian and dystopian futures ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Aesop's fables
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surface form:
"Aesop"
"Census" ⓘ "City" ⓘ "Desertion" ⓘ "Hobbies" ⓘ "Huddling Place" ⓘ Paradise ⓘ
surface form:
"Paradise"
"The Simple Way" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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Jerome Webster ⓘ Joe ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of dogs as inheritors of Earth
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exploration of the obsolescence of cities ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
intelligent dogs
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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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Input
Subject: City Description of subject: "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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