Absalom, Absalom!

1936 novel by William Faulkner
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2181982
Absalom, Absalom!
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Absalom, Absalom!

Summary

Absalom, Absalom! is a literary work[1]. Absalom, Absalom! ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,314 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Absalom, Absalom! authored William Faulkner[3].
  • Absalom, Absalom! received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s image is recorded as Absalom, Absalom! (1936 1st ed cover).jpg[5].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s genre is recorded as Southern Gothic[7].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s genre is recorded as historical fiction[8].
  • Absalom is named after Absalom, Absalom![9].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s follows is recorded as Pylon[10].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s followed by is recorded as The Unvanquished[11].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 177673904[12].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s GND ID is recorded as 4113528-3[13].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s OCLC number is recorded as 407010[14].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s language of work or name is recorded as American English[15].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s publication date is recorded as +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f9kf[18].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s Open Library ID is recorded as OL82928W[19].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s characters is recorded as Thomas Sutpen[20].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s cover art by is recorded as George Salter[21].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s main subject is recorded as slavery in the United States[22].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 12624[23].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Absalom-Absalom[24].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Absalom, Absalom!'}[25].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s uses is recorded as fantasy map[26].
  • Absalom, Absalom!'s Quora topic ID is recorded as Absalom-Absalom-1936-book[27].

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Works and Contributions

Absalom, Absalom! authored William Faulkner[3].

Recognition

Absalom, Absalom! received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

Absalom, Absalom! ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,314 views/month).[2] Absalom, Absalom! has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Absalom, Absalom! receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . blogs.loc.gov. blogs.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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