A Meeting with Medusa

1971 novella by Arthur C. Clarke
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A Meeting with Medusa

Summary

A Meeting with Medusa is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Meeting with Medusa authored Arthur C. Clarke[3].
  • A Meeting with Medusa received the Nebula Award for Best Novella[4].
  • A Meeting with Medusa received the Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's genre is science fiction[7].
  • A Meeting with Medusa was followed by The Medusa Chronicles[8].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • A Meeting with Medusa was released on December 1971[11].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novella[12].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Short Fiction[13].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's published in is recorded as Playboy[14].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's published in is recorded as Nebula Award Stories Eight[15].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Meeting with Medusa'}[16].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Incontro con Medusa'}[17].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Medusa'}[18].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Titanenkampf'}[19].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Begegnung mit Medusa'}[20].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ein Treffen mit Medusa'}[21].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Treffen mit Medusa'}[22].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メデューサとの出会い'}[23].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ontmoeting met Medusa'}[24].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'Susret s Meduzom'}[25].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'Susret sa meduzom'}[26].
  • A Meeting with Medusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Susret s meduzom'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Meeting with Medusa authored Arthur C. Clarke[3].

Publication

A Meeting with Medusa was published on December 1971[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is science fiction[7].

Reception

Awards received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[4], a literary award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1966[30] and Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5], a literary award[31], in Japan[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Meeting with Medusa was followed by The Medusa Chronicles[8].

Why It Matters

A Meeting with Medusa ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did A Meeting with Medusa receive?

Honors received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[4] and Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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