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View from a Height

1978 short story by Joan D. Vinge
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View from a Height

Summary

View from a Height is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • View from a Height authored Joan D. Vinge[2].
  • View from a Height's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • View from a Height's genre is science fiction[4].
  • View from a Height's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • View from a Height was released on June 1978[6].
  • View from a Height's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Short Story[7].
  • View from a Height's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Short Story[8].
  • View from a Height's published in is recorded as The Future Is Female! Volume 2[9].
  • View from a Height's published in is recorded as Analog Science Fiction and Fact[10].
  • View from a Height's title is recorded as View from a Height[11].
  • View from a Height's title is recorded as Blick aus der Höhe[12].
  • View from a Height's title is recorded as Depuis des hauteurs impensables[13].
  • View from a Height's title is recorded as Vista dall'alto[14].
  • View from a Height's title is recorded as Blik van bovenaf[15].
  • View from a Height's title is recorded as Widok z wysoka[16].
  • View from a Height's title is recorded as Vista das Alturas[17].
  • View from a Height's form of creative work is recorded as short story[18].

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Authorship and Creation

View from a Height authored Joan D. Vinge[2].

Publication

View from a Height was published on June 1978[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5]. Its genre is science fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Author → Joan D. Vinge
    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best Short Story, Hugo Award for Best Short Story
    Genre → science fiction
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7439]]: 118154, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/192773099|Joan Vinge - View from a Height (#192773099)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6945|F"
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