Title: Seventy-Two Letters

Title: Seventy-Two Letters Title Record # 92459
Author: Ted Chiang
Date: 2000-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English

Note: First published in Vanishing Acts, ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor, 2000.

Synopsis: In a parallel universe where applied technology creates specialized golems for various tasks, animated by associating them with their True Names, a talented researcher into discovering these names is asked to help dispel the imminent extinction of humanity.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
2002^ⓘTranslated by 嶋田洋一 (Youichi Shimada).	Japanese	七十二文字^?ななじゅうにもじ Nanajuuni Moji [as by テッド・チャン^?Teddo Chan ]
2004	Italian	Settantadue lettere
2006^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi	French	Soixante-douze lettres
2014^ⓘTranslated by Karin Will	German	Zweiundsiebzig Buchstaben
2016^ⓘTranslated by Edmundo Barreiros.	Portuguese	Setenta e duas letras

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	2000 Sidewise	Best Short Form Alternate History
4	2001 Locus	Best Novella
5	2001 Hugo	Best Novella
Nomination	2001 World Fantasy	Best Novella
Finalists	2001 Sturgeon	Best Short Science Fiction

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Vanishing Acts	2000-06-00	ed. Ellen Datlow	Tor	0-312-86962-2	$24.95^?$: US dollar	380	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Cliff Nielsen
Year's Best SF 6	2001-06-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Eos / HarperCollins	0-06-102055-9	$7.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 500	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	Paul Youll
Year's Best SF 6	2001-07-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Eos / HarperCollins / SFBC	0-7394-1856-4 / 37551	$10.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 500	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Paul Youll
Vanishing Acts	2001-07-00	ed. Ellen Datlow	Tor	0-312-86961-4	$14.95^?$: US dollar	380	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	Cliff Nielsen
Stories of Your Life and Others	2002-07-00	Ted Chiang	Tor	0-765-30418-X	$24.95^?$: US dollar	333	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gregory Manchess
Stories of Your Life and Others	2002-08-00	Ted Chiang	St. Martin's Press	0-312-70716-9	$24.95^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Gregory Manchess
Stories of Your Life and Others	2003-07-00	Ted Chiang	Orb	0-765-30419-8	$14.95^?$: US dollar	333	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	Joe Curcio
あなたの人生の物語^?あなたのじんせいのものがたり Anata no Jinsei no Monogatari	2003-09-30	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 ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF #1458)	4-15-011458-7	¥940^?¥: Japanese yen	521+ [7]	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	岩郷重力^?Iwagō Jūryoku いわごうじゅうりょく Iwagou Juhryoku Iwagou Juuryoku , WONDERWORKZ。^?Wonderworkz
Stories of Your Life and Others	2004-02-00	Ted Chiang	Tor / Pan Macmillan UK	1-4050-4102-1	£10.99^?£: UK pound	331	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	Shelley Eshkar
Urania #1493 Supplement	2004-12-00	ed. Giuseppe Lippi	Mondadori	1493 Supplement	€4.10^?€: Euro	330	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.	mag	Franco Brambilla
Stories of Your Life and Others	2005-01-00	Ted Chiang	Tor / Pan Macmillan UK	0-330-42664-8	£6.99^?£: UK pound	331	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	Shelley Eshkar
La tour de Babylone	2006-04-21	Ted Chiang	Denoël^?Denoel (Lunes d'encre)	2-207-25456-9	€20.00^?€: Euro	341	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	Manchu
Steampunk	2008-05-00	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tachyon Publications	978-1-892391-75-9	$14.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 373	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	Insect Lab
Year's Best SF 6	2009-10-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	HarperCollins e-books	978-0-06-175781-5	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Paul Youll
La tour de Babylone	2010-04-02	Ted Chiang	Denoël^?Denoel (Folio SF #358)	978-2-07-040688-3		405	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	Manchu
Stories of Your Life and Others	2010-10-01	Ted Chiang	Small Beer Press	978-1-931520-72-0	$16.00^?$: US dollar	281	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	Shelley Eshkar
Stories of Your Life and Others	2010-10-22	Ted Chiang	Small Beer Press	978-1-931520-89-8	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Shelley Eshkar
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
Stories of Your Life and Others	2015-05-21	Ted Chiang	Picador	978-1-4472-8923-4		338	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	Konstantin Inozemtsev , Getty Images
Stories of Your Life and Others	2016-06-14	Ted Chiang	Vintage Books	978-1-101-97212-0	$16.00^?$: US dollar	281	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
Stories of Your Life and Others	2016-06-14	Ted Chiang	Vintage Books	978-1-101-97212-0	$16.95^?$: US dollar	281	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
Arrival	2016-11-01	Ted Chiang	Picador	978-1-5098-3590-4	£8.99^?£: UK pound	338	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
Arrival	2016-11-01	Ted Chiang	Vintage Books	978-0-525-43367-5	$16.00^?$: US dollar	281	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	Shelley Eshkar
Arrival	2016-11-03	Ted Chiang	Picador	978-1-5098-5117-1	£8.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
História da sua vida e outros contos^?Historia da sua vida e outros contos	2016-11-14	Ted Chiang	Intrinseca	978-85-510-0078-6	R$69.90^?R$: Brazilian real	368	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Stories of Your Life and Others	2018-04-12	Ted Chiang	Subterranean Press		$125.00^?$: US dollar	i+ 351	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jacob McMurray
Stories of Your Life and Others	2020-06-11	Ted Chiang	Picador	978-1-5290-3943-6	£9.99^?£: UK pound	338	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
Edited by	2020-09-30	ed. Ellen Datlow	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-967-1	$45.00^?$: US dollar	632	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Anna Balbusso , Elana Balbusso
Edited by	2020-09-30	ed. Ellen Datlow	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-967-1	$125.00^?$: US dollar	[5]+ 632	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Anna Balbusso , Elana Balbusso
Geteilt durch Null	2020-10-30	Ted Chiang	Golkonda	978-3-96509-037-8	€24.00^?€: Euro	360	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Arrival	date unknown	Ted Chiang	Picador	978-1-5098-3590-4	£8.99^?£: UK pound	338	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
Arrival	date unknown	Ted Chiang	Picador	978-1-5098-3590-4	£8.99^?£: UK pound	338	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
Steampunk	date unknown	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tachyon Publications	978-1-892391-75-9	$14.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 373	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	Insect Lab
Stories of Your Life and Others	date unknown	Ted Chiang	Picador	978-1-4472-8923-4	£8.99^?£: UK pound	338	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	Konstantin Inozemtsev , Getty Images
Steampunk	date unknown	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tachyon Publications	978-1-892391-75-9	$14.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 373	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	Insect Lab

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Reviews

Review by Greg Beatty (2001) in Strange Horizons, 16 April 2001 , reprinted in:
The Best of Strange Horizons: Year One: September 2000-August 2001 (2003)