Synopsis
Constantin is sentenced to death, but is not told when. Malek, his executioner, stays in Constantin’s room and plays chess with him.
History
First publication: New Worlds, June 1963
Review
A character study of the progression of thought as a man faces his execution. An interesting and surreal story. Not science fiction but literary fiction.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
The Complete Short Stories, hardcover, Flamingo, 2001-11-00
The Terminal Beach, paperback, Carroll & Graf, 1987-11-00
