Getting into Death and Other Stories

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Not to be confused with Getting into Death.
Getting into Death and Other Stories
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Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author Thomas M. Disch
Cover artist Fred Marcellino
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction short stories
Publisher Knopf
Publication date 1976
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 227 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-394-49803-8

Getting into Death and Other Stories is a collection of science fiction stories by Thomas M. Disch. It was first published by Knopf in 1976. Many of the stories originally appeared in the magazines New Worlds, Antæus, The Paris Review, Transatlantic Review and Fantastic.

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  • "Apollo"
  • "The Asian Shore"
  • "The Birds"
  • "The Colors"
  • "Death and the Single Girl"
  • "Displaying the Flag"
  • "Feathers from the Wings of an Angel"
  • "Getting Into Death"
  • "The Joycelin Shrager Story"
  • "Let Us Quickly Hasten to the Gate of Ivory"
  • "The Master of the Milford Altarpiece"
  • "The Persistence of Desire"
  • "The Planet Arcadia"
  • "Quincunx"
  • "Slaves"
  • "[X] Yes"

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