Rachel in Love

"Rachel in Love"
Author Pat Murphy
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction
Published in 1987
Publisher Asimov's Science Fiction

"Rachel in Love" is a 1987 science fiction short story by American writer Pat Murphy. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction.

Synopsis

When a neurologist's teenage daughter Rachel is killed, he secretly copies a recording of her personality into a chimpanzee with amplified intelligence, and teaches her sign language; however, when he dies without having told anyone that Rachel lives on, the authorities transfer her to a primatology research center.

Reception

"Rachel in Love" won the 1987 Nebula Award for Best Novelette,[1] the 1988 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award,[2] and the 1988 Locus Award for Best Novelette,[3] and was a finalist for the 1988 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[4]

References

  1. Rachel in Love, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 30, 2018
  2. The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, at the Center for the Study of Science Fiction; retrieved May 30, 2018
  3. Locus Awards 1988 at Science Fiction Awards Database; retrieved May 30, 2018
  4. 1988 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 30, 2018
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