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Seventy-Two Letters by Ted Chiang, book cover

Collection cover: Stories of Your Life and Others

Novella · 2000

Seventy-Two Letters

by Ted Chiang

Seventy-Two Letters by Ted Chiang was a finalist or poll selection for the 2001 Hugo Award for Best Novella and the 2001 Locus Award for Best Novella.

HugoFinalist2001
NebulaNo recognition listed
LocusPoll selection2001
ClarkeNo recognition listed

"Seventy-Two Letters" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, published in June 2000 in the Ellen Datlow's anthology Vanishing Acts. The novella can also be found in the anthologies Year's Best SF 6 (2001), edited by David G. Hartwell and Steampunk (2008), edited by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer.

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Finalist, 2001 Hugo Award for Best Novella · Source ↗

Locus poll selection, 2001 Locus Award for Best Novella · Source ↗