City

1952 fix-up novel by Clifford D. Simak
VisualArtwork literary_work Q478110
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data
Net Income
$130.49M
▲ 11.4% YoY FY2025
Assets
$6.72B
▲ 4.1% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$8.93
▲ 13.2% YoY FY2025

City

Summary

City is a literary work[1]. City ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • City authored Clifford D. Simak[3].
  • City received the International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction[4].
  • City's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • City's illustrator is recorded as Frank Kelly Freas[6].
  • City was published by Gnome Press[7].
  • City's genre is science fiction[8].
  • City's genre is future history[9].
  • City's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • City's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • 1944 marks the founding of City[12].
  • City was published on 1952[13].
  • City's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121916369[14].
  • City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'City'}[15].
  • City's different from is recorded as City[16].
  • City's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Перед вами предания, которые рассказывают Псы, когда ярко пылает огонь в очагах и дует северный ветер.'}[17].
  • City's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'These are the stories that the Dogs tell when the fires burn high and the wind is from the north.'}[18].
  • City's narrative motif is recorded as archeology of the future[19].
  • City's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].
  • City's form of creative work is recorded as fix-up[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

City authored Clifford D. Simak[3]. City was published by Gnome Press[7].

Publication

City was released on 1952[13]. City's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include science fiction[8] and future history[9].

Reception

City received the International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

City ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).[2] City has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] City is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did City receive?

Honors received include International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Cantor · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period Q18354756
    Internet archive id byclifforddsimak0000unse
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q18354756]]"
  2. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre
    Illustrator Frank Kelly Freas
    Narrative motif archeology of the future
    Language of work or name English
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سٹی (ناول)]]"
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