"What We Found" is a science fiction

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by Geoff Ryman, first published in 2011, in '' The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''. It won the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and was nominated for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.2012 Hugo Awards
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved 8 August 2012 It was included in '' The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection'' by Gardner Dozois.

Plot synopsis

A Nigerian scientist tells the story of his abusive childhood in a family torn by lies and mental illness, and of how this led him to become a scientist who made a discovery that will change the world.

References

2011 British novels Novels by Geoff Ryman Nebula Award for Best Novelette-winning works {{2010s-LGBT-novel-stub