Embassytown

2011 novel by China Miéville
Thing literary_work Q3052025
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Embassytown

Summary

Embassytown is a literary work[1]. Embassytown has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Embassytown authored China Miéville[3].
  • Embassytown received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].
  • Embassytown received the Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[5].
  • Embassytown's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Embassytown's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Embassytown's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Embassytown's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Embassytown was published on April 28, 2011[10].
  • Embassytown's has edition or translation is recorded as Embassytown[11].
  • Embassytown's has edition or translation is recorded as Embassytown[12].
  • Embassytown's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137945438[13].
  • Embassytown's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[14].
  • Embassytown's nominated for is recorded as BSFA Award for Best Novel[15].
  • Embassytown's nominated for is recorded as John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[16].
  • Embassytown's nominated for is recorded as Arthur C. Clarke Award[17].
  • Embassytown's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[18].
  • Embassytown's nominated for is recorded as Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[19].
  • Embassytown's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[20].
  • Embassytown's title is recorded as Embassytown[21].
  • Embassytown's title is recorded as Embassytown[22].
  • Embassytown's title is recorded as Stadt der Fremden[23].
  • Embassytown's title is recorded as Embassytown: La ciudad embajada[24].
  • Embassytown's title is recorded as Légationville : une anatomie[25].
  • Embassytown's form of creative work is recorded as novel[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Embassytown's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4], a literary award[27], in United States[28], founded in 1978[29] and Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[5], a speculative fiction award[30], in Spain[31], founded in 1994[32].

Why It Matters

Embassytown has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did Embassytown receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4] and Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [4] . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . gpi.noosfere.org. gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isfdb title id 1254319
    Title Embassytown, Embassytown, Stadt der Fremden +2
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    Penguin random house work id 206876
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