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Destiny and the Bullet

Gerald Kersh

First published April 1943
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

In China a soldier kills a petty thief, then many years later learns that his maid in Singapore is also the same man's daughter.

First published in John Bull, 24 April 1943, as by Waldo Kellar. First appearance as by Gerald Kersh in March 1946.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1943 Cover John Bull, 24 April 1943 Odhams Press MAGAZINE 11
March 1946 Cover Neither Man Nor Dog William Heinemann Collection 158
March 1946 Neither Man Nor Dog The Ryerson Press Collection
2015 Cover Neither Man Nor Dog Valancourt Books Collection 162
April 2015 Cover Neither Man Nor Dog Valancourt Books Collection |27