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The Dervish House

2010 novel by Ian McDonald
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17 properties
Instance of
literary work
Award received
BSFA Award for Best Novel, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[2][3]
Author
Ian McDonald[1]
Genre
postcyberpunk, speculative fiction, detective fiction, historical fiction[6][7][8][9]
Language of work or name
English[12]
Publication date
July 27, 2010[14]
Follows
Cyberabad Days[10]
Followed by
Planesrunner[11]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Arthur C. Clarke Award[19][20][21]
Country of origin
Ireland[13]
Cover art by
Stephan Martinière[15]
Form of creative work
novel[26]
Has edition or translation
The Dervish House, The Dervish House[16]
Movement
postmodern literature[5]
Narrative location
Istanbul, Turkey[17][18]
Publisher
Pyr[4]
Title
The Dervish House, La Maison des derviches, Дервишката къща, A dervisház[22][23][24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Dervish House fr La Maison des derviches hu A dervisház ja 旋舞の千年都市 pl Dom derwiszy ru Дом дервиша uk Будинок дервиша
🔖 Identifiers · 7
FantLab work ID
226558
Freebase ID
/m/0j9l5r6
Goodreads work ID
7235789
ISFDB title ID
1104964
NooSFere book ID
33314
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
430844898
Open Library ID
OL17826971W

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Genre 4
speculative fiction, detective fiction, historical fiction, postcyberpunk
Nominated for 3
Arthur C. Clarke Award, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Award received 2
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, BSFA Award for Best Novel
Narrative location 2
Turkey, Istanbul
Author 1
Ian McDonald
Country of origin 1
Ireland
Cover art by 1
Stephan Martinière
Form of creative work 1
novel
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
English
Movement 1
postmodern literature
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What awards did The Dervish House receive?

Honors received include BSFA Award for Best Novel[2] and John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[3].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [2] ↑ . bsfa.co.uk. bsfa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Genre → postcyberpunk, speculative fiction, detective fiction +1
    Has edition or translation → The Dervish House, The Dervish House
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