To Be Taught, if Fortunate

To Be Taught, if Fortunate is a 2019 science fiction novella by Becky Chambers.

To Be Taught, if Fortunate
AuthorBecky Chambers
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Publication date
2019
ISBN978-0062936011

Development

Chambers wrote the novel out of a desire to see "real people" centered in an narrative that takes place in space, as science fiction generally focuses on what she refers to as "the elite".[1]

Synopsis

To Be Taught, if Fortunate follows four astronauts in their research mission to four planets. The explorers sleep for extended periods of time while they travel between the planets. The book chronicles their adventures and explores how to decide what is important to the protagonists.

Reception

Emily VanDerWerff, writing for Vox, praised the novella as a "quick read [...] but ultimately a rewarding one, as it considers what it is that makes us human on both an individual and a collective level".[2]

Awards and accolades

The novella was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 2020.[3]

References
  1. Connolly, John (26 August 2019). "The future of sci-fi never looked so bright". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. VanDerWerff, Emily (18 March 2020). "The grim, necessary optimism of sci-fi author Becky Chambers". Vox. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "2020 Hugo Awards". Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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