The Slaying of the Dragon: Modern Tales of the Playful Imagination
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Hieronymus Bosch |
| Pages | xv+303 |
| Price | $14.95 |
| ISBN | 0151829756 |
The shortfictions of this anthology were initially selected for American publication
- "First edition" stated on the copyright page with a complete letter line: "A B C D E" indicating a first printing.
- "Designed by Amy Hill" stated on the copyright page.
- The complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data is stated on the copyright page, including the year of publication (1984), the ISBN (0-15-182975-6) and the LCCN (83-26542).
- Month of publication from Locus1.
- "Jacket art is a detail from The Last Judgement by Hieronymous Bosch" (over) "Jacket design by Vaughn Andrews" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Gary K. Wolfe | Fantasy Review, October 1984 |
| 1989 | Bruce Gillespie | SF Commentary, #67 |
Searching by ISBN: 0151829756
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Slaying of the Dragon | Dino Buzzati | Short Story |
| 20 | Axolotl | Julio Cortázar | Short Story |
| 28 | The Lottery in Babylon | Jorge Luis Borges | Short Story |
| 37 | With the Gypsy Girls | Mircea Eliade | Novelette |
| 91 | Aura | Carlos Fuentes | Novelette |
| 132 | Adam, One Afternoon | Italo Calvino | Short Story |
| 146 | Story in a Mirror | Ilse Aichinger | Short Story |
| 158 | The Drowned Giant | J. G. Ballard | Short Story |
| 173 | The Emerald | Donald Barthelme | Novelette |
| 209 | Further Confessions | Joyce Carol Oates | Novelette |
| 235 | The Mask | Stanislaw Lem | Novella |
| 299 | Biographical Notes on the Authors (The Slaying of the Dragon) | uncredited | Essay |
| ix | Introduction: Farewell to Dragons: A Literature of Doubt | Franz Rottensteiner | Essay |