An Artist of the Floating World

novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
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An Artist of the Floating World

Summary

An Artist of the Floating World is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An Artist of the Floating World authored Kazuo Ishiguro[3].
  • An Artist of the Floating World received the Costa Book Awards[4].
  • An Artist of the Floating World's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • An Artist of the Floating World was published by Faber & Faber[6].
  • An Artist of the Floating World followed A Pale View of Hills[7].
  • An Artist of the Floating World was followed by The Remains of the Day[8].
  • An Artist of the Floating World's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • An Artist of the Floating World's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • An Artist of the Floating World was released on 1986[11].
  • An Artist of the Floating World's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138027824[12].
  • An Artist of the Floating World's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[13].
  • An Artist of the Floating World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An Artist of the Floating World'}[14].
  • An Artist of the Floating World's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

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Designation and Status

An Artist of the Floating World's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

An Artist of the Floating World ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

FAQs

What awards did An Artist of the Floating World receive?

Honors received include Costa Book Awards[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . costa.co.uk. Retrieved . costa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved . thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Huw Diprose · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name English
    Publication date
    Form of creative work novel
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q140237280]], Create audiobook edition of An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)"
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