The Machine in Ward Eleven

Routledge eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Willeford Charles
DOI: 10.4324/9781003751786-35
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Abstract

Charles Willeford is a recognized writer of short stories. “The Machine in Ward Eleven” * was hailed by the Science Fiction Quarterly as “The weirdest tale that has been published in America since Edgar Allan Poe.” This essay is here reprinted in slightly abbreviated form.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Utopian Dystopian and Speculative Fiction Short Stories in Global Literature Literary and Philosophical Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
333–355
Publication date
11 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter