Fragments of a Hologram Rose
| "Fragments of a Hologram Rose" | |||
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| Short story by William Gibson | |||
Cover of a French collection of Gibson's short stories, with "Fragments" as the title story | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Science fiction | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Unearth | ||
| Publication type | Periodical | ||
| Media type | Print (magazine) | ||
| Publication date | 1977 | ||
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"Fragments of a Hologram Rose" is a science fiction short story by William Gibson. It was Gibson's first published work, originally appearing in Unearth magazine #3 (June 21, 1977), a short-lived science fiction collection magazine which retailed for $1.00; Gibson was paid $23 for the story. It tells the story of a jilted ex-lover who relies on artificial sense-recordings to sleep, in a dark, polluted city. It was subsequently published in Burning Chrome, a collection of Gibson's early short fiction.