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The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future

2012 novella by Jay Lake
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The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future

Summary

The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future authored Jay Lake[2].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's language of work or name is recorded as English[4].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's publication date is recorded as +2012-04-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's work available at URL is recorded as https://subterraneanpress.com/magazine/spring_2012/the_weight_of_history_the_lightness_of_the_future_by_jay_lake[6].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 13324292[7].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1429267[8].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novella[9].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's nominated for is recorded as Theodore Sturgeon Award[10].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's published in is recorded as The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013[11].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's published in is recorded as Subterranean Magazine[12].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's title is recorded as The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future[13].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's FantLab work ID is recorded as 239416[14].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's form of creative work is recorded as short story[15].
  • The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future's form of creative work is recorded as novella[16].

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Works and Contributions

The Weight of History, the Lightness of the Future authored Jay Lake[2].

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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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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