he felt the added interstitial matter was inferior to the original stories. In his "Books" column for F&SF, Damon Knight selected City as one of the 10 best sf books of the 1950s. Algis Budrys called it "the outstanding example of a pasteup that had been begging to be done". Michel Houellebecq, in a 2010 interview with the Paris Review, describes the book as a masterpiece. Awards and nominations International Fantasy Award, 1952 See also "Call Me Joe" by Poul Anderson, a story similar to Simak's "Desertion" (1944), which was incorporated into City. Citations General and cited sources External links 1952 American novels 1952 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Books with cover art by Frank Kelly Freas Dying Earth (genre) Fictional ants Gnome Press books Novels about dogs Novels by Clifford D. Simak