Exhalation

Summary

Exhalation is a literary work^[1]. Exhalation ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Exhalation authored Ted Chiang^[3].
• Exhalation received the Locus Award for Best Short Story^[4].
• Exhalation received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story^[5].
• Exhalation received the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction^[6].
• Exhalation received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story^[7].
• Exhalation's instance of is recorded as literary work^[8].
• Exhalation's genre is science fiction^[9].
• exhalation is named after Exhalation^[10].
• Exhalation's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Exhalation was published on October 2008^[12].
• Exhalation's main subject is memory^[13].
• Exhalation's main subject is entropy^[14].
• The Electric Ant inspired Exhalation^[15].
• The Emperor's New Mind inspired Exhalation^[16].
• Exhalation's published in is recorded as Exhalation: Stories^[17].
• Exhalation's published in is recorded as Eclipse Two^[18].
• Exhalation's title is recorded as Exhalation^[19].
• Exhalation's different from is recorded as Exhalation: Stories^[20].
• Exhalation's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Exhalation authored Ted Chiang^[3].

Publication

Exhalation was published on October 2008^[12]. Exhalation's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Exhalation's genre is science fiction^[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include memory^[13] and entropy^[14].

Reception

Awards received include Locus Award for Best Short Story^[4], a literary award^[22], in United States^[23]; Hugo Award for Best Short Story^[5], a literary award^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1955^[26]; BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction^[6], a literary award^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1979^[29]; and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story^[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by The Electric Ant^[15], a literary work^[30], written by Philip K. Dick^[31] and The Emperor's New Mind^[16], a written work^[32], written by Roger Penrose^[33].

Why It Matters

Exhalation ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).^[2] Exhalation is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

FAQs

What awards did Exhalation receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Short Story^[4], Hugo Award for Best Short Story^[5], BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction^[6], and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story^[7].