Synopsis
"Jaromir Hladik, a Czechoslovakian writer, confronts a German firing squad. He prays to God for a full year in order to complete his play. A tear starts from his eye. In the time that the tear falls, he mentally finishes, without hurry, revising as he writes, his play. When the tear finishes its fall, at that moment, he is shot to death by the firing squad." (RayS)
Notes
First published in Sur 101 (February 1943)
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Short Story | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (5)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Ficciones | Sur | Collection | |
| 1956 | Ficciones | Sur | Collection | [14] |
| December 1961 | Antología personal | Sur | Collection | 177 |
| November 1997 | Ficciones | Alianza Editorial | Collection | 173 |
| March 2006 | Ficciones | Alianza Editorial | Collection | 185 |