Or All the Seas with Oysters
"Or All the Seas with Oysters" | |
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Author | Avram Davidson |
Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
Publication date | 1958 |
"Or All the Seas with Oysters" is a science fiction short story by Avram Davidson. It first appeared in the May 1958 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction and won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1958.[1] One of Davidson's best-known stories, it has been anthologized or collected more than a dozen times.
Plot summary
Struck by the fact that there are never enough pins and always too many coat-hangers, a bicycle shop owner begins to speculate on the possible parallels between natural and man-made objects.
References
External links
- Or All the Seas with Oysters title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Or All the Seas with Oysters" at the Internet Archive
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