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Available
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Publication
Publisher Unknown (2011), ebook
Description
The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary is a science fictional tale that examines a branch of science rarely encountered in genre fiction: historiography. How and why should our understanding of history change if eyewitness accounts by observers sent from the future are prioritized over contemporaneous documents? A finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Sturgeon awards, this story also won the Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Story in Spain. Ken Liu has called it the story he's most proud of having written.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
This was a tough read. The subject of the time travel as an observer only sounds great but seeing and not being able to document by any means just means that no one will believe what was seen. And it doesn't help the study that people that have a direct tie to the events go back. That the story
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explores war crimes just makes it an even harder read. Technically the story is well written but not one you want to read for a good time. Show Less
Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — Novella — 2012)
Nebula Award (Nominee — Novella — 2011)
Seiun Award (Nominee — 2022)
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (Finalist — 2012)
Original publication date
2011-09