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Title: The Lifecycle of Software Objects Title Record # 1104963
Author: Ted Chiang
Date: 2010-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
2011ⓘTranslated by 大森望(Oomori Nozomi)
 Japanese
ソフトウェア・オブジェクトのライフサイクル?Sofutouea Obujekuto no Raifusaikuru
Sofutowea Obujekuto no Raifusaikuru
[as by
テッド・チャン?Teddo Chan
]
2012ⓘTranslated by Manuel de los Reyes
 Spanish El ciclo de vida de los objetos de software
2014ⓘTranslated by Karin Will
 German Der Lebenszyklus von Software-Objekten
2019ⓘTranslated by Arie Storm
 Dutch De levenscyclus van softwareobjecten
2019ⓘTranslated by Ксения Егорова (Kseniya Egorova)
 Russian
Жизненный цикл программных объектов?Zhiznennyy tsikl programmnyh ob"ektov
[as by
Тед Чан?Ted Chan
]
2020ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu and Alina Sârbu
 Romanian
Ciclul de viață al obiectelor software?Ciclul de viata al obiectelor software
2021 Portuguese O ciclo da vida dos objetos de software

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 2011 Hugo Best Novella
1 2011 Locus Best Novella
Nomination 2011 Nebula Novella
Win (as
ソフトウェア・オブジェクトのライフサイクル?Sofutouea Obujekuto no Raifusaikuru
Sofutowea Obujekuto no Raifusaikuru
) 		2012 Seiun Best Translated Short Story
2 (as El ciclo de vida de los objetos de software) 2013 Premio Ignotus Mejor cuento extranjero - Best Foreign Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Lifecycle of Software Objects 2010-07-00 Ted Chiang Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-317-4
$25.00?$: US dollar
 151
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 chap Christian Pierce  
The Lifecycle of Software Objects 2010-07-31 Ted Chiang Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-317-4
$45.00?$: US dollar
 150+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 chap Christian Pearce Checkmark
Subterranean Online, Fall 2010 2010-11-00 ed. William Schafer Subterranean Press  
$0?$: US dollar
  
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag Checkmark
S-Fマガジン 2011年01月号, #658?Esu-Efu Magajin - 2011-nen 01-gatsu-gō, #658
Esu-Efu Magajin - 2011-nen 01-gatsu-gou, #658
S-F Magajin - 2011-nen 01-gatsu-gō, #658
S-F Magajin - 2011-nen 01-gatsu-gou, #658
 2011-01-01 ed.
Editors of S-Fマガジン?Editors of Esu-Efu Magajin
Editors of S-F Magajin
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
      
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag  
Terra Nova: Antología de ciencia ficción contemporánea 2012-12-00 ed. Luis Pestarini, Mariano Villarreal Sportula 978-84-940867-3-1   348
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Ángel Benito Gastañaga  
Das wahre Wesen der Dinge 2014-02-00 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-944720-17-3
€16.90?€: Euro
 284
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Elena Helfrecht Checkmark
Exhalation 2019-05-07 Ted Chiang Alfred A. Knopf (Borzoi Books) 978-1-101-94788-3
$25.95?$: US dollar
 350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Na Kim Checkmark
Exhalation 2019-05-07 Ted Chiang Random House Audio 978-1-984844-45-3
$31.50?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Na Kim Checkmark
Exhalation 2019-05-07 Ted Chiang Alfred A. Knopf (Borzoi Books) 978-1-101-94790-6
$13.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Na Kim Checkmark
Exhalation 2019-07-11 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5290-1448-8
£16.99?£: UK pound
 368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Exhalation 2019-07-11 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5290-1450-1
£8.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Shutterstock Checkmark
Wat er van ons wordt verwacht 2019-09-19 Ted Chiang Volt 978-90-214-1770-7
€10.99?€: Euro
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Wat er van ons wordt verwacht 2019-09-19 Ted Chiang Volt 978-90-214-1769-1
€20.99?€: Euro
 365+
[2]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Выдох?Vydokh
 2019-11-00
Тед Чан?Ted Chan
АСТ?AST
(
Фантастика: классика и современность?Fantastika: klassika i sovremennnost'
)		 978-5-17-119490-1   352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Exhalation 2019-11-27 Ted Chiang Thorndike Press 978-1-4328-7137-6
$30.99?$: US dollar
 524
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
息吹?いぶき
Ibuki
 2019-12-15
テッド・チャン?Teddo Chan
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
 978-4-15-209899-3
¥1,900?¥: Japanese yen
 430+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll
水戸部功?Mitobe Isao
 Checkmark
Exalare 2020-06-15 Ted Chiang Editura Nemira (Armada (Editura Nemira)) 978-606-43-0708-8
Lei 40?Lei: Romanian leu
 358
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Exhalation 2020-06-30 Ted Chiang Vintage Books 978-1-101-97208-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
 350
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Na Kim  
Exhalation 2020-07-23 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5290-1449-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 208
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Die große Stille 2020-10-30 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-96509-035-4
€24.00?€: Euro
 390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
2010年代海外SF傑作選?2010 ねんだい かいがい SF けっさくせん
2010 Nendai Kaigai SF Kessakusen
 2020-12-25 ed.
橋本輝幸?はしもとてるゆき
Hashimoto Teruyuki
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF
#2310)		 978-4-15-012310-9
¥1,160?¥: Japanese yen
 463+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth
川名潤?かわな じゅん
Kawana Jun
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Expiração 2021-07-06 Ted Chiang Intrinseca 978-655-560238-8   416
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Na Kim  
The Lifecycle of Software Objects date unknown Ted Chiang Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-317-4
$25.00?$: US dollar
 151
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 chap Christian Pierce Checkmark
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