"Rachel in Love" is a 1987 science fiction short story by American writer Pat Murphy. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction.
Synopsis
When a neurologist's teenage daughter Rachel is killed, he secretly copies a recording of her personality into a chimpanzee with amplified intelligence, and teaches her sign language; however, when he dies without having told anyone that Rachel lives on, the authorities transfer her to a primatology research center.
Reception "Rachel in Love" won the 1987 Nebula Award for Best Novelette,Rachel in Love, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 30, 2018 the 1988 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award,The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award , at the Center for the Study of Science Fiction; retrieved May 30, 2018 and the 1988 Locus Award for Best Novelette,Locus Awards 1988 at Science Fiction Awards Database; retrieved May 30, 2018 and was a finalist for the 1988 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.1988 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 30, 2018
References
External links Text of the story, at Science Fiction Writers of America Audio version of the story, at Escape Pod