Binti
core novel 2015 Binti
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (82,783 ratings, collected 2026-09-15) |
| Page count | 96 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765384461 |
Synopsis
Binti, a 2015 novella, follows Binti, a gifted young woman of the Himba people skilled in mathematical harmonizing, who becomes the first of her people ever accepted to the prestigious intergalactic Oomza University. Leaving her family and homeland behind without their blessing, since the Himba rarely leave home at all, Binti boards a live starship bound for the university, carrying with her the otjize, a sacred red clay paste central to her people's identity, that marks her as an outsider among her mostly alien fellow passengers. Her journey to Oomza University, meant to be the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, is disrupted partway there by a violent, dangerous encounter that puts both her identity and her new future to a test far greater than she anticipated.
Where it sits
- Universe: Binti
- Series: The Binti Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Awards (verified)
- Nebula Award (Best Novella), 2015: won
- Hugo Award (Best Novella), 2016: won
Notes
- From the series record (The Binti Trilogy): The three core Binti novellas, all Tor.com originals.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Binti Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Binti: Home (2017)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binti_(novella_series)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binti_(novella)
- The Hugo Awards, 2016
- Nebula Awards -- Best Novella
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