Luminous

1995 novelette by Greg Egan
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Luminous

Summary

Luminous is a literary work[1]. Luminous ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Luminous authored Greg Egan[3].
  • Luminous received the Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story[4].
  • Luminous received the Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5].
  • Luminous received the Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Short Story[6].
  • Luminous's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • Luminous's genre is recorded as science fiction[8].
  • Luminous's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Luminous's publication date is recorded as +1995-09-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Luminous's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 15548820[11].
  • Luminous's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 40521[12].
  • Luminous's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novelette[13].
  • Luminous's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novelette[14].
  • Luminous's published in is recorded as Asimov's Science Fiction[15].
  • Luminous's published in is recorded as Luminous[16].
  • Luminous's title is recorded as Luminous[17].
  • Luminous's title is recorded as Lichtborn[18].
  • Luminous's title is recorded as Luminoso[19].
  • Luminous's title is recorded as Radieux[20].
  • Luminous's title is recorded as Luminous[21].
  • Luminous's title is recorded as ルミナス[22].
  • Luminous's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 25096[23].
  • Luminous's form of creative work is recorded as novelette[24].

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Works and Contributions

Luminous authored Greg Egan[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story[4], a literary award[25], in Australia[26], founded in 1995[27]; Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5], a literary award[28], in Japan[29]; and Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Short Story[6], a literary award[30], in Spain[31], founded in 1994[32].

Why It Matters

Luminous ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Luminous receive?

Honors received include Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story[4], Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5], and Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Short Story[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [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.

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