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The Birthday of the World and Other Stories

collection of short fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin, 2002, including 7 novelettes 1994 to 2000 (6 in Hainish Cycle) and one original novella
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The Birthday of the World and Other Stories

Summary

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories was published by HarperCollins[5].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's place of publication is recorded as United States[7].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises Coming of Age in Karhide[10].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises The Matter of Seggri[11].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises Unchosen Love[12].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises Mountain Ways[13].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises Solitude[14].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises Old Music and the Slave Women[15].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises The Birthday of the World[16].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories comprises Paradises Lost[17].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories was published on March 2002[18].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Collection[19].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Birthday of the World'}[20].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[21].
  • The Birthday of the World and Other Stories's form of creative work is recorded as novelette collection[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3]. It was published by HarperCollins[5].

Publication

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories was published on March 2002[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is science fiction[6].

Why It Matters

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

literary work United States Ursula K. Le Guin

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2002-03-00T00:00:00Z
    Has part(s) → Coming of Age in Karhide, The Matter of Seggri, Unchosen Love +5
    Publication date → —
    Country of origin → United States
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