"The Way It Was"
| Title | "The Way It Was" |
| Year for Search | 1984 |
| Authors | Pohl, Frederik [George] [Jr.](1919-2013) |
| Secondary Title | Pohlstars |
| Pagination | 189-203 |
| Date Published | 1984 |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Overpopulation dystopia in which most people are on welfare, which means just barely able to get by living in large dormitories. The story focuses on the sale of body parts to be able to live better, at least briefly. |
| Info Notes | According to the "Preface" the story was originally published in Viva 1.1, but research has demonstrated that it was not. Pohl agrees. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | (1919-2013) |
| Full Text | 1984 Pohl, [Jr.], Frederik [George] (1919-2013). “The Way It Was.” In his Pohlstars (New York: Ballantine Books, 1984), 189-203. According to the “Preface” the story was originally published in Viva 1.1, but research has demonstrated that it was not. Pohl agrees. PSt Overpopulation dystopia in which most people are on welfare, which means just barely able to get by living in large dormitories. The story focuses on the sale of body parts to be able to live better, at least briefly. |
