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Atlas Shrugged

1957 novel by Ayn Rand
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Atlas Shrugged
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Summary

Atlas Shrugged is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,216 views/month, #97 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Ayn Rand[3]
  • Award received: Prometheus Award[4]
  • Publisher: Random House[5]
  • Genre: romantic fiction[6], philosophical fiction[7], science fiction[8], dystopian fiction[9], mystery fiction[10]
  • Commons category: Atlas Shrugged[11]
  • Language of work or name: English[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Publication date: October 10, 1957[14]
  • Characters: John Galt[15], Francisco d'Anconia[16], Dagny Taggart[17], Henry 'Hank' Rearden[18]
  • Has edition or translation: Atlas Shrugged[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Atlas Shrugged[20]
  • Nominated for: National Book Award for Fiction[21]
  • Title: Atlas Shrugged[22]
  • Working title: The Strike[23]
  • Derivative work: Atlas Shrugged: Part I[24], Atlas Shrugged: Part II[25], Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt?[26]
  • Form of creative work: novel[27]

Why It Matters

Atlas Shrugged has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Antoine Bello[30], a writer[31], b. 1970[32], of France[33], awarded the Prix France Culture/Télérama[34].

FAQs

What awards did Atlas Shrugged receive?

Honors received include Prometheus Award[4].

Who did Atlas Shrugged influence?

Atlas Shrugged has been cited as an influence by Antoine Bello[30].

Related Entities

Ayn Rand literary work The Fountainhead United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . nationalbook.org. nationalbook.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 46
    Has edition or translation → Atlas Shrugged, Q137785293, Atlas Shrugged
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', '
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  2. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Literature/AtlasShrugged
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  3. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → atlas-shrugged-novel
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  4. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Has edition or translation → Atlas Shrugged, Q137785293, Atlas Shrugged
    Publisher → Random House
    Nominated for → National Book Award for Fiction
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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