A Wizard of Earthsea

1968 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
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A Wizard of Earthsea
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A Wizard of Earthsea

Summary

A Wizard of Earthsea is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,998 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Wizard of Earthsea authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea received the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award[4].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award[5].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's illustrator is recorded as Ruth Robbins[7].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea was published by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir[8].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's genre is fantasy[9].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's genre is high fantasy[10].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's genre is bildungsroman[11].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea followed The Rule of Names[12].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea was followed by The Tombs of Atuan[13].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's part of the series is recorded as Earthsea series[14].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's place of publication is recorded as United States[15].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's Commons category is recorded as A Wizard of Earthsea[16].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • 1968 marks the founding of A Wizard of Earthsea[19].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea was published on 1968[20].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's characters is recorded as Ged[21].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's characters is recorded as Ogion[22].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's has edition or translation is recorded as A Wizard of Earthsea[23].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's has edition or translation is recorded as A Wizard of Earthsea[24].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's has edition or translation is recorded as A Wizard of Earthsea[25].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's has edition or translation is recorded as A Wizard of Earthsea[26].
  • A Wizard of Earthsea's narrative location is recorded as Earthsea[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4c24e5e5-58ec-4edc-846d-c7a457b09859[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Wizard of Earthsea authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3]. It was published by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir[8].

Publication

A Wizard of Earthsea was released on 1968[20]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[17]. Genres include fantasy[9], high fantasy[10], and bildungsroman[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Earthsea series[14].

Subject and Themes

A Wizard of Earthsea's part of the series is recorded as Earthsea series[14].

Reception

Awards received include Boston Globe–Horn Book Award[4], a literary award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1967[32] and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award[5], a literary award[33], in United States[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Wizard of Earthsea followed The Rule of Names[12]. It was followed by The Tombs of Atuan[13].

Why It Matters

A Wizard of Earthsea ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,998 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did A Wizard of Earthsea receive?

Honors received include Boston Globe–Horn Book Award[4] and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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