The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World

The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World

First edition
Author	Harlan Ellison
Cover artist	Leo and Diane Dillon
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Speculative fiction
Published	1969
Publisher	Avon
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	254
OCLC	16989821

The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World is a short story collection by American writer Harlan Ellison, published in 1969. It contains one of the author's most famous stories, "A Boy and His Dog", adapted into a film of the same name. "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World" won the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, while "A Boy and His Dog" was nominated for the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Novella and won the 1969 Nebula Award for Best Novella.

Contents

• "Introduction: The Waves in Rio"
• "The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World"
• "Along the Scenic Route"
• "Phoenix"
• "Asleep: With Still Hands"
• "Santa Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R."
• "Try a Dull Knife"
• "The Pitll Pawob Division"
• "The Place With No Name"
• "White on White"
• "Run for the Stars"
• "Are You Listening?"
• "S.R.O."
• "Worlds to Kill"
• "Shattered Like a Glass Goblin"
• "A Boy and His Dog"

See also

• "Take care of yourself." − the last episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, whose Japanese title translates as "The Beast that Shouted I at the Heart of the World." The word used for "I" (a borrowing of the English word) is a homophone of the Japanese for "love."