The Pusher

1981 short story by John Varley
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The Pusher

Summary

The Pusher is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • The Pusher authored John Varley[2].
  • The Pusher received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story[3].
  • The Pusher received the Locus Award for Best Short Story[4].
  • The Pusher's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Pusher's genre is recorded as science fiction[6].
  • The Pusher's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Pusher's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Pusher's publication date is recorded as +1981-10-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The Pusher's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 49647[10].
  • The Pusher's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Short Story[11].
  • The Pusher's published in is recorded as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction[12].
  • The Pusher's title is recorded as The Pusher[13].
  • The Pusher's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1214md25[14].
  • The Pusher's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 68745[15].
  • The Pusher's FantLab work ID is recorded as 34011[16].
  • The Pusher's form of creative work is recorded as short story[17].

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Works and Contributions

The Pusher authored John Varley[2].

Recognition

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Short Story[3], a literary award[18], founded in 1955[19] and Locus Award for Best Short Story[4], a literary award[20], in United States[21].

FAQs

What awards did The Pusher receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Short Story[3] and Locus Award for Best Short Story[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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