short story "The Sentinel"
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"The Sentinel" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity's encounter with an ancient alien artifact on the Moon, later serving as a key inspiration for the film and novel 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| short story "The Sentinel" canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sentinel of Eternity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| centralObject | alien crystalline pyramid ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Arthur C. Clarke (originally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features |
ancient alien artifact
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lunar exploration mission ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 10 Story Fantasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | depiction of monoliths in 2001: A Space Odyssey ⓘ |
| hasLaterCollection | various Clarke short story collections ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
human insignificance on cosmic scale
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mysterious alien artifact as test or trigger ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
alien technology
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evolution of intelligence ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| implies |
artifact is a warning device or alarm
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humanity has attracted attention of its makers ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Arthur C. Clarke’s novel 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspirationFor |
film 2001: A Space Odyssey
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novel 2001: A Space Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Sentinel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthur C. Clarke’s early short fiction corpus ⓘ |
| plotElement |
attempt to investigate and open the artifact
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discovery of alien artifact on the Moon ⓘ |
| setting | the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submittedFor | BBC competition (unsuccessful) ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic transcendence
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first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ humanity’s place in the universe ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWriting | late 1940s ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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