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Language English Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published August 1990 Genre Science Fiction | 3.4/5 Goodreads Publication type Magazine Publication date August 1990 Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Awards Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Short Story | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Bears Discover Fire" is a science fiction short story by American science fiction author Terry Bisson. It concerns aging and evolution in the US South, the dream of wilderness, and community. The premise is that bears have discovered fire, and are having campfires on highway medians.
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It was originally published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine in August 1990.
Reception
"Bears Discover Fire" won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story and the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. It was the inspiration for Michael Bishop's 2005 story "Bears Discover Smut".
In popular culture
"Bears Discover Fire" is being adapted into a Columbia University MFA thesis film directed by Ben Leonberg and produced by Scott Riehs.
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References
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