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The Day Before the Revolution

science fiction 1974 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Summary

The Day Before the Revolution is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (462 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Day Before the Revolution authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].
  • The Day Before the Revolution received the Locus Award for Best Short Story[4].
  • The Day Before the Revolution received the Nebula Award for Best Short Story[5].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's genre is science fiction[7].
  • The Day Before the Revolution was followed by The Dispossessed[8].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's part of the series is recorded as Hainish Cycle[9].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Day Before the Revolution was published on August 1974[12].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Short Story[13].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Short Story[14].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's published in is recorded as Galaxy Science Fiction[15].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's published in is recorded as The Future Is Female! Volume 2[16].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's published in is recorded as The Wind's Twelve Quarters[17].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's published in is recorded as More Women of Wonder[18].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's published in is recorded as Le Livre d'or de la science-fiction : Ursula Le Guin[19].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's published in is recorded as Q140438458[20].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's title is recorded as The Day Before the Revolution[21].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's title is recorded as Der Tag vor der Revolution[22].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's title is recorded as El día anterior a la revolución[23].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's title is recorded as À la veille de la révolution[24].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's title is recorded as Dan pred revoluciju[25].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's title is recorded as Il giorno prima della rivoluzione[26].
  • The Day Before the Revolution's title is recorded as De dag voor de revolutie[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 60cf3570-4ae8-4c7f-9cef-3d2290adace4[29]

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Authorship and Creation

The Day Before the Revolution authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].

Publication

The Day Before the Revolution was published on August 1974[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Hainish Cycle[9].

Subject and Themes

The Day Before the Revolution's part of the series is recorded as Hainish Cycle[9].

Reception

Awards received include Locus Award for Best Short Story[4], a literary award[30], in United States[31] and Nebula Award for Best Short Story[5], a literary award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1966[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Day Before the Revolution was followed by The Dispossessed[8].

Why It Matters

The Day Before the Revolution ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (462 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Day Before the Revolution receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Short Story[4] and Nebula Award for Best Short Story[5].

Related Entities

literary work United States Ursula K. Le Guin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . 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. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → Hainish Cycle
    Part of → —
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  2. 9w ago · Pfadintegral · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Galaxy Science Fiction, The Future Is Female! Volume 2, The Wind's Twelve Quarters +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Published in: Q140438458"
  3. 18w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Award received → —
    Followed by → The Dispossessed
    Publication date → +1974-08-00T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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