This Is How You Lose the Time War

2019 novella by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
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Summary

This Is How You Lose the Time War is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,782 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • This Is How You Lose the Time War authored Amal El-Mohtar[3].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War authored Max Gladstone[4].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War received the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[5].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War received the Nebula Award for Best Novella[6].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War received the Locus Award for Best Novella[7].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War received the Hugo Award for Best Novella[8].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War received the Ignyte Award for Best Novella[9].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's instance of is recorded as literary work[10].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's genre is science fiction[11].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's genre is fantasy[12].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's genre is LGBT literature[13].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's depicts is recorded as time travel[14].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's depicts is recorded as LGBTQ protagonist[15].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War was released on July 16, 2019[17].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's has edition or translation is recorded as This Is How You Lose the Time War[18].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's nominated for is recorded as Theodore Sturgeon Award[19].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[20].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's title is recorded as This Is How You Lose the Time War[21].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's title is recorded as Verlorene der Zeiten[22].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's title is recorded as Les Oiseaux du temps[23].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's title is recorded as 당신들은 이렇게 시간 전쟁에서 패배한다[24].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's title is recorded as こうしてあなたたちは時間戦争に負ける[25].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's title is recorded as É assim que se perde a guerra do tempo[26].
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War's title is recorded as Так програють війну часів[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Amal El-Mohtar[3], a science fiction writer[28], b. 1984[29], of Canada[30], awarded the Locus Award for Best Short Story[31], specialised in literature[32] and Max Gladstone[4], a novelist[33], b. 1984[34], of United States[35], awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novella[36], specialised in literary activity[37].

Publication

This Is How You Lose the Time War was published on July 16, 2019[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[16]. Genres include science fiction[11], fantasy[12], and LGBT literature[13].

Reception

Awards received include BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[5], a literary award[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1979[40]; Nebula Award for Best Novella[6], a literary award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1966[43]; Locus Award for Best Novella[7], a literary award[44], in United States[45]; Hugo Award for Best Novella[8], a class of award[46], founded in 1968[47]; and Ignyte Award for Best Novella[9].

Why It Matters

This Is How You Lose the Time War ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,782 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did This Is How You Lose the Time War receive?

Honors received include BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[5], Nebula Award for Best Novella[6], Locus Award for Best Novella[7], and Hugo Award for Best Novella[8].

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    Depicts → time travel, LGBTQ protagonist
    Author → Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
    Award received → BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, Nebula Award for Best Novella, Locus Award for Best Novella +2
    Instance of → literary work
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