Call Me Joe
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"Call Me Joe" is a classic 1957 science fiction novelette by Poul Anderson about a paraplegic man who remotely inhabits an artificial body on Jupiter, exploring themes of identity and transformation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novelette
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| author | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
disability
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identity ⓘ mind-body dualism ⓘ remote embodiment ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresConcept |
cybernetic control
ⓘ
telepresence ⓘ terraforming precursor ideas ⓘ |
| featuresArtificialBody | Jovian organism ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Ed Anglesey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| influenced | discussions of similarities with the film Avatar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lengthCategory | between short story and novella ⓘ |
| medium | magazine ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | remote control of artificial body ⓘ |
| notableFor | early depiction of remote-controlled artificial bodies ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Street & Smith (Astounding Science Fiction publisher) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacteristic | paraplegic ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| setting | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| workForm | novelette ⓘ |
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