Contact
novel by Carl Sagan
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Summary
Contact is a literary work[1]. Contact ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,420 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Carl Sagan[3]
- Award received: Locus Award for Best First Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5]
- Genre: science fiction[6], first contact fiction[7], hard science fiction[8]
- Named after: first contact fiction[9], contact[10]
- Language of work or name: English[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- Publication date: September 1985[13]
- Characters: Eleanor Arroway[14]
- Has edition or translation: Contact[15]
- Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[16]
- Title: Contact[17]
- Has characteristic: debut novel[18]
- Different from: Contact[19]
- Derivative work: Contact[20]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[21]
- Epigraph: My heart trembles like a poor leaf. The planets whirl in my dreams. The stars press against my window. I rotate in my sleep. My bed is a warm planet.[22]
- Form of creative work: novel[23]
Why It Matters
Contact has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Contact is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
FAQs
What awards did Contact receive?
Honors received include Locus Award for Best First Novel[4] and NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].