The Dervish House
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The Dervish House is a near-future science fiction novel by Ian McDonald set in Istanbul, weaving together multiple characters’ stories around nanotechnology, politics, and cultural change.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
BSFA Award for Best Novel
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cultural change
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economic speculation ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ politics ⓘ religion and mysticism ⓘ terrorism ⓘ urban transformation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Getty Images (UK edition photo source) ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
European Union accession context
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Sufi traditions ⓘ dervish lodge (tekke) ⓘ energy politics ⓘ microeconomic trading and arbitrage ⓘ nanotechnology-based terrorism plot ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
intersection of tradition and modernity
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markets as complex systems ⓘ urban mythology ⓘ visions and hallucinations ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Adnan Sarioğlu (a trader)
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Ayşe (an art dealer) NERFINISHED ⓘ Can Durukan (a boy with a heart condition) NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgios Ferentinou (a retired Greek economist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Necdet (a reformed petty criminal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Neco (a young boy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-575-08305-5 ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | dense, descriptive prose ⓘ |
| mainLocationWithinCity | Istanbul neighborhood of Eskiköy (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multiple viewpoint characters ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
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Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 pages ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | standalone novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | near-future science fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeSetting | near future ⓘ |
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