Douglas is a primatologist who becomes infatuated with his student Annie, an orangutang whose language skills are so developed that she is able to read and write — and to not only understand, but reject, his romantic overtures.
Publishers Weekly, reviewing Kennedy's collection Faces, noted that the story exemplifies Kennedy's "gift for the comic grotesque".[2] The 1988 Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual, also reviewing Faces, called the story "bizarre" and "beautifully done" (while misidentifying Annie as a chimpanzee).[3]Gwyneth Jones considered it to be a "maybe more disturbing version of" Connie Willis's "All My Darling Daughters", observing that it "equat(es) woman and animal" and "damn(s) the insensitive, self-obsessed human male".[4]Michael Swanwick called it "excellent and disturbing".[5]
Shawna McCarthy, who was editor of Asimov's at the time "Her Furry Face" was published, reported that the story caused "hundreds of complaints and many subscription cancellations", and noted that it served as a "glaring red line of demarcation" between George Scithers' tenure as editor, and her own.[6]
^Faces, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published January 1, 1986; retrieved November 17, 2018
^Kennedy, Leigh: Faces, reviewed by Adrian de Wit, in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual, edited by Robert A. Collins and Robert Latham; published 1988 by Greenwood Publishing Group
^A User's Guide to the Postmoderns, by Michael Swanwick, chapter 21 of Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction, edited by James E. Gunn and Matthew Candelaria; published 2005 by Scarecrow Press
^Science Fiction Rebels: The Story of the Science-fiction Magazines from 1981 to 1990, by Mike Ashley; published 2016 by Oxford University Press
furry, face, 1983, science, fiction, short, story, american, writer, leigh, kennedy, first, published, asimov, science, fiction, contents, synopsis, reception, references, external, linkssynopsis, editdouglas, primatologist, becomes, infatuated, with, student,. Her Furry Face is a 1983 science fiction short story by American writer Leigh Kennedy It was first published in Asimov s Science Fiction Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksSynopsis EditDouglas is a primatologist who becomes infatuated with his student Annie an orangutang whose language skills are so developed that she is able to read and write and to not only understand but reject his romantic overtures Reception Edit Her Furry Face was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1983 1 Publishers Weekly reviewing Kennedy s collection Faces noted that the story exemplifies Kennedy s gift for the comic grotesque 2 The 1988 Science Fiction amp Fantasy Book Review Annual also reviewing Faces called the story bizarre and beautifully done while misidentifying Annie as a chimpanzee 3 Gwyneth Jones considered it to be a maybe more disturbing version of Connie Willis s All My Darling Daughters observing that it equat es woman and animal and damn s the insensitive self obsessed human male 4 Michael Swanwick called it excellent and disturbing 5 Shawna McCarthy who was editor of Asimov s at the time Her Furry Face was published reported that the story caused hundreds of complaints and many subscription cancellations and noted that it served as a glaring red line of demarcation between George Scithers tenure as editor and her own 6 References Edit 1983 Nebula Awards at Science Fiction Writers of America retrieved November 17 2018 Faces reviewed at Publishers Weekly published January 1 1986 retrieved November 17 2018 Kennedy Leigh Faces reviewed by Adrian de Wit in Science Fiction amp Fantasy Book Review Annual edited by Robert A Collins and Robert Latham published 1988 by Greenwood Publishing Group Deconstructing the Starships Science Fiction and Reality by Gwyneth Jones published April 1 1999 by Oxford University Press A User s Guide to the Postmoderns by Michael Swanwick chapter 21 of Speculations on Speculation Theories of Science Fiction edited by James E Gunn and Matthew Candelaria published 2005 by Scarecrow Press Science Fiction Rebels The Story of the Science fiction Magazines from 1981 to 1990 by Mike Ashley published 2016 by Oxford University PressExternal links EditText of the story at Clarkesworld Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Her Furry Face amp oldid 1117947531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
