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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''"The Start of the End of the World"''' is a 1981 short story by [[Carol Emshwiller]]. <br />
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==Editions==<br />
* 1981: ''Universe 11,'' ed. [[Terry Carr]]<br />
* ''[[The Norton Book of Science Fiction,]]'' ed. [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] and [[Brian Attebery]])<br />
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==Reviews & commentaries==<br />
* [[Paul Brians]], [http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/science_fiction/norton.html "Notes on Selected Stories from ''The Norton Book of Science Fiction''"], Aug. 25, 2005.<br />
:: "In the 50s there were many stories published that depicted sweet little old ladies, hopelessly naive and uninformed, encountering invading aliens, and usually saving the Earth. This is a witty variation on that theme. "Woman of a certain age" is the translation of a French euphemism for a middle-aged woman. Compare this story with War of the Worlds. How is this invasion different? Since this story makes fun of an old woman, is it anti-feminist; or can you detect feminist themes in it?"<br />
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