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| Title / Summary | “Mother Tongues” |
| Byline | by S. Qiouyi Lu |
| Category | Short Publications |
| Subcategory | Fiction |
| First published in | Asimov's January/February 2018 |
| Date | January/February 2018 |
| Publisher | Dell Magazines |
| Length | 3700 words |
| Topics | Cantonese, Chinese, Chinese-American characters, cultural assimilation, diaspora, immigration, language as commodity, language loss, linguistics, mother–daughter relationships, nonexistent technology |
| Production Team | |
|---|---|
| Editors | Sheila Williams (editor) |
| Artists | Eldar Zakirov (cover artist) |
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Translations
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- [ES] “Lenguas maternas” by S. Qiouyi Lu, translated by Bruno Álvarez & José Montserrat Vicent
- [HU] “Anyanyelv” by S. Qiouyi Lu, translator unknown
- [JA] 「母の言葉」 by S. Qiouyi Lu, translated by 藤川新京 (Shinkyo Fujikawa)
- [JA] 「沈黙のねうち」 by S. Qiouyi Lu, translated by 勝山海百合 (Umiyuri Katsuyama)
- [TA] “தாய்மொழிகள்” by S. Qiouyi Lu, translated by மைத்ரேயன் (Maitreyan)
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Awards
- Hugo Award long list, 2019.
- Asimov’s 33rd Annual Readers’ Award Poll finalist, 2019.
Press
- Locus Recommended Reading List, 2018.