They're Made Out of Meat

Summary

They're Made Out of Meat is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• They're Made Out of Meat authored Terry Bisson^[3].
• They're Made Out of Meat's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• They're Made Out of Meat's genre is recorded as science fiction^[5].
• They're Made Out of Meat's language of work or name is recorded as English^[6].
• They're Made Out of Meat's country of origin is recorded as United States^[7].
• They're Made Out of Meat's publication date is recorded as +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• They're Made Out of Meat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03mf8z8^[9].
• They're Made Out of Meat's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.terrybisson.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-2/^[10].
• They're Made Out of Meat's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 40872^[11].
• They're Made Out of Meat's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Short Story^[12].
• They're Made Out of Meat's published in is recorded as Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction^[13].
• They're Made Out of Meat's title is recorded as They're Made Out of Meat^[14].
• They're Made Out of Meat's first line is recorded as “They're made out of meat.” “Meat?” “Meat. They’re made out of meat.” “Meat?” “There’s no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through. They’re completely meat.” “That’s impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to the stars?”^[15].
• They're Made Out of Meat's last line is recorded as “Any others? Anyone interesting on that side of the galaxy?” “Yes, a rather shy but sweet hydrogen core cluster intelligence in a class nine star in G445 zone. Was in contact two galactic rotations ago, wants to be friendly again.” “They always come around.” “And why not? Imagine how unbearably, how unutterably cold the Universe would be if one were all alone…”^[16].
• They're Made Out of Meat's FantLab work ID is recorded as 30248^[17].
• They're Made Out of Meat's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[18].
• They're Made Out of Meat's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 16703904^[19].

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Works and Contributions

They're Made Out of Meat authored Terry Bisson^[3].

Why It Matters

They're Made Out of Meat ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2]