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A Case of Conscience

1958 novel by James Blish
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A Case of Conscience
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A Case of Conscience

Summary

A Case of Conscience is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Case of Conscience authored James Blish[3].
  • A Case of Conscience received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • A Case of Conscience's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • A Case of Conscience was published by Ballantine Books[6].
  • A Case of Conscience's genre is science fiction[7].
  • A Case of Conscience's part of the series is recorded as After Such Knowledge[8].
  • A Case of Conscience's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • A Case of Conscience's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • A Case of Conscience's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • A Case of Conscience was released on +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • A Case of Conscience's cover art by is recorded as Richard M. Powers[13].
  • A Case of Conscience's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126698071[14].
  • A Case of Conscience's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137844367[15].
  • A Case of Conscience's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Case of Conscience'}[16].
  • A Case of Conscience's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Un cas de conscience'}[17].
  • A Case of Conscience's different from is recorded as Kwestia sumienia[18].
  • A Case of Conscience's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].
  • A Case of Conscience's set in environment is recorded as fictional planet[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Case of Conscience authored James Blish[3]. It was published by Ballantine Books[6].

Publication

A Case of Conscience was released on +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as After Such Knowledge[8].

Subject and Themes

A Case of Conscience's part of the series is recorded as After Such Knowledge[8].

Reception

A Case of Conscience received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].

Why It Matters

A Case of Conscience ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

What awards did A Case of Conscience receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].

Related Entities

James Blish literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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