The Great Silence

short story by Ted Chiang
VisualArtwork literary_work Q91770849
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The Great Silence

Summary

The Great Silence is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Silence authored Ted Chiang[3].
  • The Great Silence's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Great Silence's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • The Great Silence was published on 2015[6].
  • The Great Silence's narrative location is recorded as Arecibo Observatory[7].
  • The Great Silence's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.e-flux.com/journal/65/336684/the-great-silence/[8].
  • The Great Silence's published in is recorded as Exhalation: Stories[9].
  • The Great Silence's published in is recorded as e-flux publications[10].
  • The Great Silence's title is recorded as The Great Silence[11].
  • The Great Silence's form of creative work is recorded as short story[12].
  • The Great Silence's references work, tradition or theory is recorded as Fermi paradox[13].
  • The Great Silence's references work, tradition or theory is recorded as Avian Learning EXperiment[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Great Silence authored Ted Chiang[3].

Publication

The Great Silence was published on 2015[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5].

Why It Matters

The Great Silence ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Poulpy · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author Ted Chiang
    Publication date +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description short story by Ted Chiang
    Noosfere story id 139571
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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