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The Fittest single work   short story   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 The Fittest
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Units Teaching this Work

Text Unit Name Institution Year
The Fittest George Turner , 1985 single work short story science fiction (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: Urban Fantasies 1985; (p. 105-131) A Pursuit of Miracles : Eight Stories 1990; (p. 173-207) Mortal Fire : Best Australian Science Fiction 1993; (p. 229-262)
'George Turner's story "The Fittest" evokes the concept of "culling," a deliberate scientific attempt to reduce the world's population' (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77 2001, p.52)
Weird Weather: Literature, Culture and Climate Monash University 2010 (Semester 2)
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