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First published by Creator/IsaacAsimov in 1969, this ScienceFiction GenreAnthology collects twenty of Dr Asimov's stories, written between 1940 and 1970. The introduction invites the reader to compare the writing styles of each story, since "Literature/Nightfall1941" is widely considered his best work, but Dr Asimov hopes to see that his writing has improved in the decades since he began. Each story is prefaced by an introduction, usually describing Dr Asimov's personal history and how it related to writing the story in question. Most of all, he includes information on what had inspired him to try one concept or another.
''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' republished this book in [[DividedForPublication three parts]]; issues #568, #569, and #570.
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!!Works collected in ''Nightfall and Other Stories'':
[[index]]
* "{{Literature/Nightfall|1941}}" (1941)
* "Literature/GreenPatches" (1950)
* "{{Literature/Hostess}}" (1951)
* "Literature/BreedsThereAMan" (1951)
* "Literature/CChute" (1951)
* "Literature/InAGoodCause" (1951)
* "[[Literature/WhatIf1952 What If--]]" (1952)
* "{{Literature/Sally}}" (1953)
* "{{Literature/Flies}}" (1953)
* "Literature/NobodyHereBut" (1953)
* "Literature/ItsSuchABeautifulDay" (1955)
* "{{Literature/Strikebreaker}}" (1957)
* "Literature/InsertKnobAInHoleB" (1957)
* "Literature/TheUpToDateSorcerer" (1958)
* "Literature/UntoTheFourthGeneration" (1959)
* "Literature/WhatIsThisThingCalledLove" (1961)
* "Literature/TheMachineThatWonTheWar" (1961)
* "Literature/MySonThePhysicist" (1962)
* "Literature/EyesDoMoreThanSee" (1965)
* "{{Literature/Segregationist}}" (1967)
[[/index]]
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!!''Nightfall and Other Stories'' provides examples of:
* AdvertisingByAssociation: The 1984 Creator/DelRey cover references the relatively recent publication of ''Literature/FoundationsEdge''.
* TheAnnotatedEdition: Creator/IsaacAsimov writes a one-two page preface for each of the stories to add a bit more RealLife context to each of his tales.
* BilledAboveTheTitle:
** The 1969 {{Creator/Doubleday}} cover includes Dr Asimov's name above the title, but in much smaller font to give weight to the work's title, ''Nightfall''.
** The 1970 Creator/FawcettCrest cover includes the {{tagline}}, Dr Asimov's name, and then the title of the work.
** The 1973 German translation includes the {{tagline}}, Dr Asimov's name, and then the title of the story (for each of the [[DividedForPublication three volumes it was split into]]). The 1982 publisher did the same thing, but credited each of the volumes as being reprints to ''Utopia'' magazine.
** The 1976 Dutch translation puts Dr Asimov's name in the same size and font as the title in the top banner of the cover.
** The 1984 Creator/DelRey cover includes Dr Asimov's name above the {{tagline}} and title, at twice the font size.
** The 1991 Creator/{{Grafton}} cover has Dr Asimov's name in large font across the top of the cover and then the title in smaller font.
* BoxedSet: A 1978 Italian translation sold ''Literature/NightfallAndOtherStories'' and ''Literature/BuyJupiterAndOtherStories'' as a two-volume box set.
* DividedForPublication:
** ''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' dedicated three issues to republishing this [[{{Anthology}} collection]]; #568, #569, and #570.
** {{Creator/Panther}}, a UK publisher, split this [[{{Anthology}} collection]] into two parts; ''[[Title1 Nightfall One]]'' and ''Nightfall Two''. The first book contains five of the stories ("Literature/Nightfall1941", "Literature/GreenPatches", "{{Literature/Hostess}}", "Literature/BreedsThereAMan", and "Literature/CChute"), while the second book contains the other fifteen.
** The 1973 German translation by {{Creator/Pabel}} split this [[{{Anthology}} collection]] into three volumes, each with a different tile; ''Und Finsternis wird kommen...'', ''Der Todeskanal'', and ''Vergangene Zukunft''.
* InspirationForTheWork: Dr Asimov [[{{Invoked}} discusses]] the inspirations for many of the works in this [[{{Anthology}} collection]], or at least sharing a personal memory that the story inspires.
* MythologyGag: During the introduction of "Literature/CChute", Dr Asimov references ''Radio/DimensionX'' and ''[[Radio/TwoThousandPlus 2000 Plus]]'', because they had made episodes based on three of his works. He mentions "Nightfall" and "[=C-Chute=]", which indicates that he's confused ''Dimension X'' with its successor series; ''Radio/XMinusOne'' (which had "Nightfall", "[=C-Chute=]", and "Hostess" as episodes).
* NextSundayAD: When it comes to ScienceFiction that is [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness accurate enough to appear in current newspapers]], Dr Asimov calls it "tomorrow fiction", and dislikes it [[ScienceMarchesOn because of how quickly it can become obsolete]].
* PublisherChosenTitle: Dr Asimov [[{{Invoked}} discusses]] this several times, although he invariably changes the name back to his own WorkingTitle for a collection like this.
* ShoutOut:
** During the introduction of "Literature/BreedsThereAMan", Dr Asimov cites ''Literature/OnTheBeach'' as an example of what he calls "tomorrow fiction"; fiction that is as realistic as [[NextSundayAD showing up in tomorrow's newspapers]].
** During the introduction of "Literature/CChute", Dr Asimov cites ''{{Theatre/Othello}}'', quoting from the play.
** During the introduction of "Literature/InAGoodCause", Dr Asimov quotes the titular character from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/RichardIII'', part of the "I am determined to prove a villain"-speech.
** During the introduction of "Literature/WhatIsThisThingCalledLove", Dr Asimov makes a reference to a fictional title in ''Literature/TheBobbseyTwins'' series; ''The Bobbsey Twins in Outer Space''.
** During the introduction to "Literature/MySonThePhysicist", Dr Asimov obliquely references "Literature/TheGreenHillsOfEarth", due to the way Creator/RobertAHeinlein broke out of the SciFiGhetto and into popular newspapers.
** Dr Asimov mentions ''{{Magazine/Playboy}}'' in a few introductions, sometimes as the InspirationForTheWork and sometimes as a contrast for non-genre magazines publishing short stories.
* {{Tagline}}:
** "Thrilling, Terrifying Tales from the Master of Science Fiction" -- 1970 Creator/FawcettCrest cover
** "20 SF Stories" -- 1970 [[Creator/RappAndWhiting Rapp & Whiting]] cover
* Title1: Because {{Creator/Panther}} chose to [[DividedForPublication split this book into two for their UK audience]], they named the different volumes ''Nightfall One'' and ''Nightfall Two''.
* TitleDropAnthology: "Literature/{{Nightfall|1941}}" is the first of the twenty stories contained in the collection and is also featured on the cover.
* TheTower: The {{Creator/Grafton}} cover depicts the Observatory of "Literature/Nightfall1941" as a lone bronze tower in a vast desert landscape during the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot early stages of the eclipse]].
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''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' republished this book in [[DividedForPublication three parts]]; issues #568, #569, and #570.
----
!!Works collected in ''Nightfall and Other Stories'':
[[index]]
* "{{Literature/Nightfall|1941}}" (1941)
* "Literature/GreenPatches" (1950)
* "{{Literature/Hostess}}" (1951)
* "Literature/BreedsThereAMan" (1951)
* "Literature/CChute" (1951)
* "Literature/InAGoodCause" (1951)
* "[[Literature/WhatIf1952 What If--]]" (1952)
* "{{Literature/Sally}}" (1953)
* "{{Literature/Flies}}" (1953)
* "Literature/NobodyHereBut" (1953)
* "Literature/ItsSuchABeautifulDay" (1955)
* "{{Literature/Strikebreaker}}" (1957)
* "Literature/InsertKnobAInHoleB" (1957)
* "Literature/TheUpToDateSorcerer" (1958)
* "Literature/UntoTheFourthGeneration" (1959)
* "Literature/WhatIsThisThingCalledLove" (1961)
* "Literature/TheMachineThatWonTheWar" (1961)
* "Literature/MySonThePhysicist" (1962)
* "Literature/EyesDoMoreThanSee" (1965)
* "{{Literature/Segregationist}}" (1967)
[[/index]]
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!!''Nightfall and Other Stories'' provides examples of:
* AdvertisingByAssociation: The 1984 Creator/DelRey cover references the relatively recent publication of ''Literature/FoundationsEdge''.
* TheAnnotatedEdition: Creator/IsaacAsimov writes a one-two page preface for each of the stories to add a bit more RealLife context to each of his tales.
* BilledAboveTheTitle:
** The 1969 {{Creator/Doubleday}} cover includes Dr Asimov's name above the title, but in much smaller font to give weight to the work's title, ''Nightfall''.
** The 1970 Creator/FawcettCrest cover includes the {{tagline}}, Dr Asimov's name, and then the title of the work.
** The 1973 German translation includes the {{tagline}}, Dr Asimov's name, and then the title of the story (for each of the [[DividedForPublication three volumes it was split into]]). The 1982 publisher did the same thing, but credited each of the volumes as being reprints to ''Utopia'' magazine.
** The 1976 Dutch translation puts Dr Asimov's name in the same size and font as the title in the top banner of the cover.
** The 1984 Creator/DelRey cover includes Dr Asimov's name above the {{tagline}} and title, at twice the font size.
** The 1991 Creator/{{Grafton}} cover has Dr Asimov's name in large font across the top of the cover and then the title in smaller font.
* BoxedSet: A 1978 Italian translation sold ''Literature/NightfallAndOtherStories'' and ''Literature/BuyJupiterAndOtherStories'' as a two-volume box set.
* DividedForPublication:
** ''{{Magazine/Urania}}'' dedicated three issues to republishing this [[{{Anthology}} collection]]; #568, #569, and #570.
** {{Creator/Panther}}, a UK publisher, split this [[{{Anthology}} collection]] into two parts; ''[[Title1 Nightfall One]]'' and ''Nightfall Two''. The first book contains five of the stories ("Literature/Nightfall1941", "Literature/GreenPatches", "{{Literature/Hostess}}", "Literature/BreedsThereAMan", and "Literature/CChute"), while the second book contains the other fifteen.
** The 1973 German translation by {{Creator/Pabel}} split this [[{{Anthology}} collection]] into three volumes, each with a different tile; ''Und Finsternis wird kommen...'', ''Der Todeskanal'', and ''Vergangene Zukunft''.
* InspirationForTheWork: Dr Asimov [[{{Invoked}} discusses]] the inspirations for many of the works in this [[{{Anthology}} collection]], or at least sharing a personal memory that the story inspires.
* MythologyGag: During the introduction of "Literature/CChute", Dr Asimov references ''Radio/DimensionX'' and ''[[Radio/TwoThousandPlus 2000 Plus]]'', because they had made episodes based on three of his works. He mentions "Nightfall" and "[=C-Chute=]", which indicates that he's confused ''Dimension X'' with its successor series; ''Radio/XMinusOne'' (which had "Nightfall", "[=C-Chute=]", and "Hostess" as episodes).
* NextSundayAD: When it comes to ScienceFiction that is [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness accurate enough to appear in current newspapers]], Dr Asimov calls it "tomorrow fiction", and dislikes it [[ScienceMarchesOn because of how quickly it can become obsolete]].
* PublisherChosenTitle: Dr Asimov [[{{Invoked}} discusses]] this several times, although he invariably changes the name back to his own WorkingTitle for a collection like this.
* ShoutOut:
** During the introduction of "Literature/BreedsThereAMan", Dr Asimov cites ''Literature/OnTheBeach'' as an example of what he calls "tomorrow fiction"; fiction that is as realistic as [[NextSundayAD showing up in tomorrow's newspapers]].
** During the introduction of "Literature/CChute", Dr Asimov cites ''{{Theatre/Othello}}'', quoting from the play.
** During the introduction of "Literature/InAGoodCause", Dr Asimov quotes the titular character from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/RichardIII'', part of the "I am determined to prove a villain"-speech.
** During the introduction of "Literature/WhatIsThisThingCalledLove", Dr Asimov makes a reference to a fictional title in ''Literature/TheBobbseyTwins'' series; ''The Bobbsey Twins in Outer Space''.
** During the introduction to "Literature/MySonThePhysicist", Dr Asimov obliquely references "Literature/TheGreenHillsOfEarth", due to the way Creator/RobertAHeinlein broke out of the SciFiGhetto and into popular newspapers.
** Dr Asimov mentions ''{{Magazine/Playboy}}'' in a few introductions, sometimes as the InspirationForTheWork and sometimes as a contrast for non-genre magazines publishing short stories.
* {{Tagline}}:
** "Thrilling, Terrifying Tales from the Master of Science Fiction" -- 1970 Creator/FawcettCrest cover
** "20 SF Stories" -- 1970 [[Creator/RappAndWhiting Rapp & Whiting]] cover
* Title1: Because {{Creator/Panther}} chose to [[DividedForPublication split this book into two for their UK audience]], they named the different volumes ''Nightfall One'' and ''Nightfall Two''.
* TitleDropAnthology: "Literature/{{Nightfall|1941}}" is the first of the twenty stories contained in the collection and is also featured on the cover.
* TheTower: The {{Creator/Grafton}} cover depicts the Observatory of "Literature/Nightfall1941" as a lone bronze tower in a vast desert landscape during the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot early stages of the eclipse]].
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