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Azazel is a character created by Isaac Asimov and featured in a series of fantasy short stories. Azazel is a two-centimeter-tall demon (or extraterrestrial), named after the Biblical demon. Some of these stories were collected in Azazel, first published in 1988. The stories take the form of conversations between an unnamed writer (whom Asimov identifies in the collection introduction as himself) and a shiftless friend named George (named in "The Two-Centimeter Demon" as George Bitternut). At these meetings George tells how he is able to conjure up Azazel and their adventures together. George's greatest goal in life is a free lunch (or dinner, or ride, etc.), but Azazel is constrained so that he cannot directly benefit George. George can only call upon Azazel for favors to various friends,

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  • Azazel is a character created by Isaac Asimov and featured in a series of fantasy short stories. Azazel is a two-centimeter-tall demon (or extraterrestrial), named after the Biblical demon. Some of these stories were collected in Azazel, first published in 1988. The stories take the form of conversations between an unnamed writer (whom Asimov identifies in the collection introduction as himself) and a shiftless friend named George (named in "The Two-Centimeter Demon" as George Bitternut). At these meetings George tells how he is able to conjure up Azazel and their adventures together. George's greatest goal in life is a free lunch (or dinner, or ride, etc.), but Azazel is constrained so that he cannot directly benefit George. George can only call upon Azazel for favors to various friends, which invariably go awry. The stories' theme about a demon or alien that grants wishes echoes an earlier work by Lester del Rey, titled "No Strings Attached" from 1954. "Getting Even" (1980) was the first story featuring Azazel, and was also the first "Union Club Mystery". Asimov stated that this story was omitted from both The Union Club Mysteries (1983) and the Azazel collection because it did not match the later stories in either series. However, it does appear in another anthology, Tales from the Spaceport Bar. "Perfectly Formal" (1991) was a story within a story, purportedly written by a robot called Cal. It appeared in a story (also called "Cal") about a robot who learns to write stories. "Cal" appeared in the collection Gold. (en)
  • Azazel es un personaje creado por Isaac Asimov y que apareció por primera vez en una serie de cuentos de fantasía. En las novelas de Asimov, el escritor lo describe como un demonio (o extraterrestre) de dos centímetros de alto.​ Algunas de estas historias fueron recogidas en la colección de cuentos Azazel, publicada por primera vez en 1988. La narrativa es en forma de conversaciones entre un escritor, sin nombre (a quien Asimov identifica en la introducción de la colección como él mismo), y un amigo perezoso llamado George (nombrado en El demonio de dos centímetros como Bitternut George). En estas reuniones, George dice cómo él es capaz de evocar a Azazel y relata sus aventuras juntos. "Getting Even" (1980) fue el primer cuento en el que aparece Azazel. (es)
  • Azazel (titre original : Azazel) est un recueil de nouvelles d'Isaac Asimov, paru en 1988 aux États-Unis et en 1990 en France, mettant en scène trois personnages récurrents : Isaac Asimov lui-même, George, un homme rencontré lors d'une convention de science-fiction et Azazel, un petit démon facétieux et imbu de lui-même. George, qui sera le narrateur des diverses nouvelles, se fait régulièrement inviter par l'auteur et « paye » son repas en lui confiant les dernières aventures de son familier démoniaque. Celui-ci, agissant toujours au départ dans le but de donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un, produit automatiquement plus de mal que de bien autour de lui. Ces nouvelles sont les premières incursions d'Isaac Asimov dans la fantasy, genre qu'il n'avait jamais exploré avant malgré sa longue carrière. Seule la nouvelle introductive de ce recueil est inédite, rédigée à l'occasion de la sortie originale du volume. Après la parution de ce tome, Asimov a encore écrit au moins huit nouvelles, inédites en français. Isaac Asimov a rassemblé d'autres nouvelles plus récentes mettant également en scène le petit démon Azazel dans le recueil Légende. (fr)
  • 『小悪魔アザゼル18の物語』(こあくまアザゼルじゅうはちのものがたり、Azazel )は、アイザック・アシモフのファンタジー小説短編集。アザゼルと呼ばれる小悪魔が活躍する18の短編小説で構成されている。 (ja)
  • Azazel è un'antologia di racconti fantasy di stampo umoristico dello scrittore statunitense Isaac Asimov. (it)
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  • 『小悪魔アザゼル18の物語』(こあくまアザゼルじゅうはちのものがたり、Azazel )は、アイザック・アシモフのファンタジー小説短編集。アザゼルと呼ばれる小悪魔が活躍する18の短編小説で構成されている。 (ja)
  • Azazel è un'antologia di racconti fantasy di stampo umoristico dello scrittore statunitense Isaac Asimov. (it)
  • Azazel is a character created by Isaac Asimov and featured in a series of fantasy short stories. Azazel is a two-centimeter-tall demon (or extraterrestrial), named after the Biblical demon. Some of these stories were collected in Azazel, first published in 1988. The stories take the form of conversations between an unnamed writer (whom Asimov identifies in the collection introduction as himself) and a shiftless friend named George (named in "The Two-Centimeter Demon" as George Bitternut). At these meetings George tells how he is able to conjure up Azazel and their adventures together. George's greatest goal in life is a free lunch (or dinner, or ride, etc.), but Azazel is constrained so that he cannot directly benefit George. George can only call upon Azazel for favors to various friends, (en)
  • Azazel es un personaje creado por Isaac Asimov y que apareció por primera vez en una serie de cuentos de fantasía. En las novelas de Asimov, el escritor lo describe como un demonio (o extraterrestre) de dos centímetros de alto.​ "Getting Even" (1980) fue el primer cuento en el que aparece Azazel. (es)
  • Azazel (titre original : Azazel) est un recueil de nouvelles d'Isaac Asimov, paru en 1988 aux États-Unis et en 1990 en France, mettant en scène trois personnages récurrents : Isaac Asimov lui-même, George, un homme rencontré lors d'une convention de science-fiction et Azazel, un petit démon facétieux et imbu de lui-même. George, qui sera le narrateur des diverses nouvelles, se fait régulièrement inviter par l'auteur et « paye » son repas en lui confiant les dernières aventures de son familier démoniaque. Celui-ci, agissant toujours au départ dans le but de donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un, produit automatiquement plus de mal que de bien autour de lui. (fr)
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  • Azazel (Asimov) (en)
  • Azazel (Asimov) (es)
  • Azazel (recueil) (fr)
  • Azazel (antologia) (it)
  • 小悪魔アザゼル18の物語 (ja)
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