The Shobies' Story

1990 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Shobies' Story

Summary

The Shobies' Story is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shobies' Story authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].
  • The Shobies' Story's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Shobies' Story's genre is recorded as science fiction[5].
  • The Shobies' Story's part of the series is recorded as Hainish Cycle[6].
  • The Shobies' Story's part of is recorded as Hainish Cycle[7].
  • The Shobies' Story's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Shobies' Story's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Shobies' Story[10].
  • The Shobies' Story's publication date is recorded as +1990-04-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Shobies' Story's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/040zw5k[12].
  • The Shobies' Story's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 58843[13].
  • The Shobies' Story's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novelette[14].
  • The Shobies' Story's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novelette[15].
  • The Shobies' Story's published in is recorded as A Fisherman of the Inland Sea[16].
  • The Shobies' Story's title is recorded as The Shobies' Story[17].
  • The Shobies' Story's FantLab work ID is recorded as 2849[18].
  • The Shobies' Story's form of creative work is recorded as short story[19].
  • The Shobies' Story's form of creative work is recorded as novelette[20].

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Works and Contributions

The Shobies' Story authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].

Why It Matters

The Shobies' Story ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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