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The Pope of the Chimps (Introduction)

Robert Silverberg

First published June 2021
Type Essay
Series Silverberg's Essays: Own Work


Untitled, unsigned introduction to the novelette.

Essay starts: "There's not much to say about this story except that it is a personal favorite of mine. I wrote it in June 1981, quickly, with great passion and conviction, in response to an invitation from the writer Alan Ryan to do a story for an anthology of science fiction stories on religious themes called Perpetual Light."

Essay finishes: "But it has frequently appeared in anthologies ever since. I think I've rarely managed such a depth of characterization — of man and beast — within such a small compass." [Source: PR# 834559]

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 2021 Cover Needle in a Timestack Gollancz / Orion Collection 189|189.1
June 2021 Cover Needle in a Timestack Gollancz / Orion Collection |165