Permutation City

1994 novel by Greg Egan
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2364488
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Permutation City

Summary

Permutation City is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Permutation City authored Greg Egan[3].
  • Permutation City received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].
  • Permutation City's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Permutation City's genre is recorded as hard science fiction[6].
  • Permutation City's genre is recorded as philosophical fiction[7].
  • Permutation City's genre is recorded as postcyberpunk[8].
  • Permutation City's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • Permutation City's OCLC number is recorded as 30834713[10].
  • Permutation City's language of work or name is recorded as Australian English[11].
  • Permutation City's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Permutation City's country of origin is recorded as Australia[13].
  • Permutation City's publication date is recorded as +1994-04-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Permutation City's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nz60[15].
  • Permutation City's Open Library ID is recorded as OL115336W[16].
  • Permutation City's has edition or translation is recorded as Permutation City[17].
  • Permutation City's has edition or translation is recorded as La Cité des permutants[18].
  • Permutation City's official website is recorded as http://www.gregegan.net/PERMUTATION/Permutation.html[19].
  • Permutation City's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 18880[20].
  • Permutation City's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1398[21].
  • Permutation City's nominated for is recorded as BSFA Award for Best Novel[22].
  • Permutation City's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[23].
  • Permutation City's nominated for is recorded as Philip K. Dick Award[24].
  • Permutation City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Permutation City'}[25].
  • Permutation City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Cybercity'}[26].
  • Permutation City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ciudad Permutación'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Permutation City authored Greg Egan[3].

Recognition

Permutation City received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].

Why It Matters

Permutation City ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Permutation City receive?

Honors received include John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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