Otherness
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Otherness is a science fiction short story collection by David Brin that explores themes of alien contact, human identity, and the nature of the unfamiliar.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otherness canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | David Brin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780553290240 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay
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novella ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
analytical
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idea-driven ⓘ speculative ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aliens
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contact with extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ human evolution ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ social commentary ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien contact
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cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ first contact ⓘ future society ⓘ human identity ⓘ otherness ⓘ the nature of the unfamiliar ⓘ xenology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of fiction and essay
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exploration of alien perspectives ⓘ philosophical speculation ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | David Brin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Spectra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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outer space ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workInGenreOfAuthor | David Brin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | David Brin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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