“The Whore of Babylon”

Year for Search	1986
Secondary Title	The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction. An Anthology
Author	Author: Leon [Léon] Zeldis Editor: Brian W[ilson] Aldiss (1925-2017) Editor: Sam J. Lundwall
Annotation	The story is set in an extremely authoritarian dystopia in Israel, with one of the first things learned in school is “I am free to obey, and I am happy to be free.” In the story his father takes him to the slums for his first visit to a prostitute, which has almost nothing to do with sex.
Pagination	78-97
Published Date	1986
Publisher	Penguin Books
Place Published	Harmondsworth, Eng.
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ISBN Number	9780140080674
Keywords	Male author Israeli author Chilean author
Full Text	1986 Zeldis, Leon [Léon] (b. 1930). “The Whore of Babylon.” The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction. An Anthology. Ed. Brian W[ilson]. Aldiss and Sam Lundwall (Harmondsworth, Eng.: Penguin Books, 1986), 78-87. First publication. The story is set in an extremely authoritarian dystopia in Israel, with one of the first things learned in school is “I am free to obey, and I am happy to be free.” In the story his father takes him to the slums for his first visit to a prostitute, which has almost nothing to do with sex. The Israeli author was born in Argentina, lived in Chile from shortly after his birth until, after attending the State Technical University in Chile, he studied textile engineering in the U.S., returned to Chile, and then moved to Israel, where he was a textile designer, an active Mason who became Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Israel in 1996, published on Freemasonry, and was Honorary Consul of Chile in Tel Aviv.
Info Notes	First publication
Author Note	The Israeli author (b. 1930) was born in Argentina, lived in Chile from shortly after his birth until, after attending the State Technical University in Chile, he studied textile engineering in the U.S., returned to Chile, and then moved to Israel, where he was a textile designer, an active Mason who became Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Israel in 1996, published on Freemasonry, and was Honorary Consul of Chile in Tel Aviv.