Gold (Asimov short story)
- Gold (Asimov short story)
"Gold" is a short story by Isaac Asimov, originally appearing in the September 1991 issue of "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" and collected in the eponymous volume "Gold". It was one of the last short stories he wrote in his life, and is considered by some to be his last significant piece of writing. It won a Hugo Award for best Novelette in 1992.
Plot summary
The story describes the efforts of fictional computer animators to create a "compu-drama" from the second section of his novel "The Gods Themselves". The story attributes this middle portion to an author named Gregory Laborian, saying it is a stand-alone novel entitled "Three In One". Laborian convinces director Jonas Willard, who had won fame for a CGI version of "King Lear", to create an animated version of Laborian's story. Besides demonstrating Asimov's admiration for William Shakespeare's plays, "Gold" may be taken as a response to criticisms of Asimov's non-visual writing style.
External links
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* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/03/02/gold-by-isaac-asimov/ Gold at BestScienceFictionStories.com] - short story reviews and resources.
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