The Space-Time Painter
2022 Chinese novelette by Hai Ya
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The Space-Time Painter is a science fiction novelette written by Chinese author Hai Ya. The story follows a police detective investigating a mysterious shadow at the Palace Museum, linked to a painter from the Song Dynasty. Conceptualized in 2019 and written in 2021, the novelette was published in April 2022 by 8LM Culture as part of the anthology Galaxy's Edge 009: The Space-Time Painter. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2023, making Hai Ya the third Chinese author to win the award, following Liu Cixin and Hao Jingfang.
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