| Author | Terrel Miedaner |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Vincent Topazio |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Coward, McCann & Geoghegan |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 178 |
| ISBN | 0450039374 |
The Soul of Anna Klane is a 1977 Science Fiction novel by Terrel Miedaner. The plot centers on the trial of the scientist Anatol Klane, the father of Anna Klane, an exceptional ten-years-old child. Klane is accused of Anna's murder following a brain surgery she underwent; he claims his daughter's soul departed from her body in the surgery (to which he objected), and the defense line centers around trying to scientifically prove the existence of souls in humans.
The book received mostly mediocre reviews upon its release, with Kirkus Reviews noting that "If pop metaphysics am your game, there are a few sparks in the courtroom dialogue; otherwise... bzzzt", [1] and Newgate Callendar, in a review of several crime novels in The New York Times noting that while the opening is interesting, "after a while the book bogs down in didacticism". [2] A more scorching review was published in The Wichita Beacon , calling the book an "engagingly silly novel" and cynically concluding that "one suspects ... the author ate too much pizza before going to bed one night, with the resulting dreams turned into this book." [3]
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The section "The Soul of Martha, a Beast" was also the basis for the 1995 short film The Beast , which competed in the 1995 Cannes Film Festival short film competition. [5]
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