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Distress

1995 novel by Greg Egan
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Distress

Summary

Distress is a literary work[1]. Distress ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Distress authored Greg Egan[3].
  • Distress received the Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel[4].
  • Distress received the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[5].
  • Distress's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Distress's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Distress's language of work or name is recorded as Australian English[8].
  • Distress's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Distress was released on December 1995[10].
  • Distress's has edition or translation is recorded as Distress[11].
  • Distress's has edition or translation is recorded as L'énigme de l'univers[12].
  • Distress's has edition or translation is recorded as Qual[13].
  • Distress's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[14].
  • Distress's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Distress'}[15].
  • Distress's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Distress (Complete Novel)'}[16].
  • Distress's form of creative work is recorded as novel[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Distress authored Greg Egan[3].

Publication

Distress was published on December 1995[10]. Languages include Australian English[8] and English[9]. Distress's genre is science fiction[7].

Reception

Awards received include Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel[4], a class of award[18], in Australia[19], founded in 1995[20] and Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[5], a class of award[21], founded in 1980[22].

Why It Matters

Distress ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] Distress has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Distress is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did Distress receive?

Honors received include Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel[4] and Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[5].

Related Entities

Greg Egan literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . FantLab. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . FantLab. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . 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. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Australian English, English
    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
    Instance of → —
    Has edition or translation → Distress, L'énigme de l'univers, Qual
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