Nightfall
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"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Nightfall (novel adaptation by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
fragility of civilization
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human reaction to the unknown ⓘ relationship between observation and belief ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRole |
religious cultists predicting doom
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scientists investigating an impending eclipse ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
apocalyptic prophecy
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eclipse-induced darkness ⓘ mass hysteria ⓘ multiple-sun planetary system ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Nightfall
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surface form:
Nightfall (novel adaptation by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg)
film adaptation Nightfall (1988 film) ⓘ radio drama adaptations ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cyclical destruction and rebirth of civilization
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fear of the dark ⓘ stars as symbols of terror ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | refers to the first true night on the planet ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Isaac Asimov short story collections ⓘ |
| influenced | later works about psychological effects of cosmic phenomena ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | discussion of psychological effects of darkness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between science and religion
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cyclical catastrophe ⓘ psychological impact of darkness ⓘ societal collapse ⓘ |
| medium | magazine ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalEditor |
John W. Campbell Jr.
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surface form:
John W. Campbell
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| originalPublisher | Street & Smith ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A civilization on a planet with multiple suns faces madness and collapse when night falls and the stars become visible for the first time in living memory. ⓘ |
| publicationType | pulp magazine story ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of science fiction
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one of Isaac Asimov's most famous short stories ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional planet with multiple suns
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Gaia (fictional planet) ⓘ
surface form:
planet Lagash
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| targetAudience | adult readers of science fiction magazines ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | far future on another world ⓘ |
| wordCountApproximate | novelette-length ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | early Asimov short fiction ⓘ |
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Nightfall (novel adaptation by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg)