"The Homecoming" is a 2011 science fiction short story by American writer Mike Resnick. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction.
Synopsis
editA man who has had himself surgically transformed into an alien comes home to visit his mother, who is dying of an ailment that causes dementia.
Reception
edit"The Homecoming" was a finalist for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1] Jim C. Hines noted that the story "had a lot going for it", but also that its conclusion "felt too quick and easy", observing that it could be read as "a metaphor for a father unable to accept his son’s sexuality."[2]
References
edit- ^ 2012 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 11, 2018
- ^ Hugo Short Stories, by Jim C. Hines, at LiveJournal (via archive.org); published May 29, 2012; retrieved August 11, 2018
External links
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