Caine Prize

annual literary prize for African author of a short story in English
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Caine Prize

Summary

Caine Prize is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caine Prize won the Leila Aboulela[3].
  • Caine Prize won the Helon Habila[4].
  • Caine Prize won the Binyavanga Wainaina[5].
  • Caine Prize won the Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor[6].
  • Caine Prize won the Brian Chikwava[7].
  • Caine Prize won the S. A. Afolabi[8].
  • Caine Prize is in the country of United Kingdom[9].
  • Caine Prize's instance of is recorded as award[10].
  • Michael Harris Caine is named after Caine Prize[11].
  • Caine Prize's Commons category is recorded as Caine Prize[12].
  • Caine Prize's start time is recorded as +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Caine Prize's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06dss2[14].
  • Caine Prize's official website is recorded as http://www.caineprize.com/[15].
  • Caine Prize's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caine Prize winners[16].
  • Caine Prize's BBC Things ID is recorded as a6a01fbe-433c-4a5a-9c41-7b2c112cdc64[17].
  • Caine Prize's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Caine Prize winners[18].

Body

Geography

Caine Prize is in the country of United Kingdom[9].

Designation and Status

Caine Prize's instance of is recorded as award[10].

History and Context

Michael Harris Caine is named after Caine Prize[11].

Why It Matters

Caine Prize ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Caine Prize receive?

Honors received include Leila Aboulela[3], Helon Habila[4], Binyavanga Wainaina[5], and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . caineprize.com. Retrieved . caineprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . caineprize.com. Retrieved . caineprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . caineprize.com. Retrieved . caineprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . caineprize.com. Retrieved . caineprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . caineprize.com. Retrieved . caineprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . caineprize.com. Retrieved . caineprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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