Gold (Asimov short story)
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'''"Gold"''' is a [[short story]] by [[Isaac Asimov]], originally appearing in the September 1991 issue of ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact]]'' and collected in the eponymous volume ''[[Gold (Asimov)|Gold]]''. It was one of the last short stories he wrote in his life, and is considered by some to be his last significant piece of writing. It won a [[Hugo Award]] for [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette|best Novelette]] in [[1992]].
==Plot summary==
The story describes the efforts of fictional [[computer animation|computer animators]] to create a "compu-drama" from the second section of his novel ''[[The Gods Themselves]]''. The story attributes this middle portion to an author named Gregory Laborian, saying it is a stand-alone novel entitled ''Three In One''. Laborian convinces director Jonas Willard, who had won fame for a [[computer animation|CGI]] version of ''[[King Lear]]'', to create an animated version of Laborian's story. Besides demonstrating Asimov's admiration for [[William Shakespeare]]'s plays, "Gold" may be taken as a response to criticisms of Asimov's non-visual writing style.
==External links==
*{{isfdb title|id=47747|title=Gold}}
*[http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/03/02/gold-by-isaac-asimov/ Gold at BestScienceFictionStories.com] - short story reviews and resources.
[[Category:1991 short stories]]
[[Category:Short stories by Isaac Asimov]]
[[Category:Hugo Award Winner for Best Novelette]]
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