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''City'' is a 1952 science fiction fix-up novel by Clifford D. Simak. The original version consists of eight linked short stories, all originally published between 1944 and 1951, along with brief "notes" on each of the stories. These notes were created especially for the book, and serve as a bridging story of their own. The book was reprinted as ACE #D-283 in 1958, cover illustration by Ed Valigursky. Simak published a ninth ''City'' tale in 1973 called "Epilog". A 1980 edition of ''City'' includes this ninth tale; some (but not all) subsequent editions of the book also include "Epilog". ==Plot introduction== The novel describes a legend consisting of eight ''tales'' the pastoral and pacifist Dogs recite as they pass down an oral legend of a creature known as ''Man''. Each tale is preceded by ''doggish'' notes and learned discussion. An editor's preface notes that after each telling of the legend the pups ask many questions: :"What is Man?" they'll ask. :Or perhaps: "What is a city?" :Or: "What is a war? :There is no positive answer to any of these questions." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「City (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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