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Buried Child

play by Sam Shepard
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Buried Child

Summary

Buried Child is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Buried Child authored Sam Shepard[3].
  • Buried Child received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[4].
  • Buried Child's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Buried Child's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Buried Child's narrative location is recorded as Illinois[7].
  • Buried Child's date of first performance is recorded as June 27, 1978[8].
  • Buried Child's location of first performance is recorded as San Francisco[9].
  • Buried Child's form of creative work is recorded as play[10].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Buried Child authored Sam Shepard[3].

Publication

Buried Child's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Reception

Buried Child received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[4].

Why It Matters

Buried Child has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

FAQs

What awards did Buried Child receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Drama[4].

Related Entities

Illinois literary work Sam Shepard

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_buried-child_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Buried Child}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/buried-child}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q140500229
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  2. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 45uf9E
    Instance of → literary work
    Language of work or name → English
    Form of creative work → play
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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