Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
by Kate Wilhelm
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang is a science fiction novel by Kate Wilhelm, first published by Harper and Row in New York in 1976. Told in three parts, it follows a family community that turns to cloning after a global catastrophe leaves people infertile. It won the 1977 Hugo and Locus awards.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Harper & Row, 1976
- First published
- Harper & Row, New York, 1976
The first edition of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm was published in New York by Harper & Row in 1976. We track 2 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 22 on Open Library, 15 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 12 languages
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Who published the first edition of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang?
The first edition of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm was published in New York by Harper & Row in 1976.
How many editions of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang are there?
We track 2 editions of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang win any awards?
Yes: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (1977), the Locus Award for Best Novel (1977), according to Wikidata.
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- Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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