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"And Weep, Like Alexander"

2011 short story by Neil Gaiman
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Summary

"And Weep, Like Alexander" is a literary work[1]. "And Weep, Like Alexander" is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Neil Gaiman[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Publication date: 2011[6], May 2011[7]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Short Story[8]
  • Published in: Trigger Warning[9], The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2012[10], Fables from the Fountain[11]
  • Title: "And Weep, Like Alexander"[12], "And Weep Like Alexander"[13]
  • Form of creative work: short story[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → science fiction
    Librarything work id → 12295914
    Isfdb title id → 1281883
    Wikidata description → 2011 short story by Neil Gaiman
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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