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Against the Day

2006 novel by Thomas Pynchon
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Against the Day

Summary

Against the Day is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Against the Day authored Thomas Pynchon[3].
  • Against the Day's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Against the Day was published by Penguin Group[5].
  • Against the Day's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Against the Day's genre is historical fiction[7].
  • Against the Day followed Mason & Dixon[8].
  • Against the Day was followed by Inherent Vice[9].
  • Against the Day's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Against the Day's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Against the Day was released on November 21, 2006[12].
  • Against the Day's has edition or translation is recorded as Against the Day[13].
  • Against the Day's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/books/review/Schillinger.t.html[14].
  • Against the Day's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[15].
  • Against the Day's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Against the Day'}[16].
  • Against the Day's form of creative work is recorded as novel[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Against the Day authored Thomas Pynchon[3]. It was published by Penguin Group[5].

Publication

Against the Day was published on November 21, 2006[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include science fiction[6] and historical fiction[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Against the Day followed Mason & Dixon[8]. It was followed by Inherent Vice[9].

Why It Matters

Against the Day has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

literary work Thomas Pynchon United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Followed by → Inherent Vice
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