The Belonging Kind

science fiction short story by William Gibson and John Shirley
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The Belonging Kind

Summary

The Belonging Kind is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Belonging Kind authored John Shirley[3].
  • The Belonging Kind authored William Gibson[4].
  • The Belonging Kind's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Belonging Kind's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Belonging Kind's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Belonging Kind's country of origin is recorded as Canada[8].
  • The Belonging Kind was published on 1981[9].
  • The Belonging Kind's published in is recorded as The Weird[10].
  • The Belonging Kind's title is recorded as The Belonging Kind[11].
  • The Belonging Kind's form of creative work is recorded as short story[12].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include John Shirley[3], a writer[13], b. 1953[14], of United States[15], awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection[16] and William Gibson[4], a writer[17], b. 1948[18], of United States[19], awarded the Nebula Award for Best Novel[20], specialised in cyberpunk[21].

Publication

The Belonging Kind was released on 1981[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is science fiction[6].

Why It Matters

The Belonging Kind ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [21] . 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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  1. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Librarything work id 3319669
    Wikidata description science fiction short story by William Gibson and John Shirley
    Title The Belonging Kind
    Author John Shirley, William Gibson
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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