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The Shobies' Story

1990 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Summary

The Shobies' Story is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Ursula K. Le Guin[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4]
  • Part of the series: Hainish Cycle[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Inception: 1990[8]
  • Publication date: April 1990[9]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Novelette[10], Nebula Award for Best Novelette[11]
  • Published in: A Fisherman of the Inland Sea[12]
  • Title: The Shobies' Story[13]
  • Form of creative work: short story[14], novelette[15]

Why It Matters

The Shobies' Story is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Part of: Hainish Cycle"
  2. 4w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isfdb title id → 58843
    Part of the series → Hainish Cycle
    Author → Ursula K. Le Guin
    Fantlab work id → 2849
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Noosfere story id: 116320"
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