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| "Light Verse" | |||
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| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Science fiction | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | The Saturday Evening Post | ||
| Publisher | Curtis Publishing Company | ||
| Media type | Magazine | ||
| Publication date | September–October 1973 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Series | Robot series | ||
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"Light Verse" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the September–October 1973 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. It later appeared in the collections Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975), The Complete Robot (1982), and Robot Dreams (1986).[1] The author has reported that he wrote the initial draft in one session and later had to change hardly a word in the final revision.[2]
This story details a small portion of the life of Avis Lardner, the widow of an astronaut, William J. Lardner.
- ^ "Light Verse".
- ^ Asimov, Isaac (1975). Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1st ed.). Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-05077-1.