When Gravity Fails

Summary

When Gravity Fails is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• When Gravity Fails authored George Alec Effinger^[3].
• When Gravity Fails's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• When Gravity Fails was published by Arbor House^[5].
• When Gravity Fails's genre is cyberpunk novel^[6].
• When Gravity Fails's genre is Q3139891^[7].
• When Gravity Fails's genre is science fiction^[8].
• When Gravity Fails was followed by A Fire in the Sun^[9].
• When Gravity Fails's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• When Gravity Fails's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• When Gravity Fails was released on January 1987^[12].
• When Gravity Fails's cover art by is recorded as Craig Mullins^[13].
• When Gravity Fails's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel^[14].
• When Gravity Fails's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[15].
• When Gravity Fails's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel^[16].
• When Gravity Fails's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[17].
• When Gravity Fails's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When Gravity Fails'}^[18].
• When Gravity Fails's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gravité à la manque'}^[19].
• When Gravity Fails's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Das Ende der Schwere'}^[20].
• When Gravity Fails's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Senza tregua'}^[21].
• When Gravity Fails's epigraph is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '... He must be the best man in his world and a good enough manfor any world... He is a lonely man and his pride is that you will treat him as aproud man or be very sorry you ever saw him. He talks as the manof his age talks—that is, with rude wit, a lively sense of thegrotesque, a disgust for sham, and a contempt for pettiness.'}^[22].
• When Gravity Fails's epigraph is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "When you're lost in the rain in Juarez and it’s Eastertime tooAnd your gravity fails and negativity don’t pull you throughDon’t put on any airs when you’re down on Rue Morgue AvenueThey got some hungry women there and they really make a messout of you."}^[23].
• When Gravity Fails's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[24].

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Authorship and Creation

When Gravity Fails authored George Alec Effinger^[3]. It was published by Arbor House^[5].

Publication

When Gravity Fails was published on January 1987^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Genres include cyberpunk novel^[6], Q3139891^[7], and science fiction^[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

When Gravity Fails was followed by A Fire in the Sun^[9].

Why It Matters

When Gravity Fails ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]