The Last of the Winnebagos
- The Last of the Winnebagos
Infobox short story |
name = The Last of the Winnebagos
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author = Connie Willis
country = United States
language = English
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genre = Science fiction
published_in = Asimov's Science Fiction
publication_type = Magazine
publisher = Dell
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pub_date = July 1988
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"The Last of the Winnebagos" is a short story written by Connie Willis. It was first published in "Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" in 1988 and reprinted in the short story collection "Impossible Things" in 1994.
Awards
* Hugo Award for best science fiction novella 1989
* Nebula Award for best science fiction novella 1988
Plot synopsis
The story, set in Arizona, takes place in a dystopian future where a pandemic called newparvo (a virulent strain of canine parvovirus) has killed all the dogs. In the wake of this disaster the Humane Society, referred to somewhat ominously as "the Society", has been given enormous powers within the government. The story's main character, photojournalist David McCombe, is haunted because despite being a professional photographer, none of the dog portraits he had taken show the personality of the subjects, and of his own dog, Aberfan, he has no pictures at all.
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