Coraline

2002 children novella by Neil Gaiman
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Coraline

Summary

Coraline is a literary work[1]. Coraline ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,946 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coraline authored Neil Gaiman[3].
  • Coraline received the Nebula Award for Best Novella[4].
  • Coraline received the Hugo Award for Best Novella[5].
  • Coraline received the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[6].
  • Coraline received the Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers[7].
  • Coraline received the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[8].
  • Coraline's instance of is recorded as literary work[9].
  • Coraline's illustrator is recorded as Dave McKean[10].
  • Coraline's genre is gothic fiction[11].
  • Coraline's genre is fantasy literature[12].
  • Coraline's genre is children's book[13].
  • Coraline's Commons category is recorded as Coraline[14].
  • Coraline's language of work or name is recorded as British English[15].
  • Coraline's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Coraline was published on July 24, 2002[17].
  • Coraline's characters is recorded as Coraline Jones[18].
  • Coraline's has edition or translation is recorded as Coraline[19].
  • Coraline's has edition or translation is recorded as Coraline[20].
  • Coraline's has edition or translation is recorded as Coraline[21].
  • Coraline's narrative location is recorded as United States[22].
  • Coraline's nominated for is recorded as World Fantasy Award for Best Novella[23].
  • Coraline's nominated for is recorded as Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction[24].
  • Coraline's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature[25].
  • Coraline's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Coraline universe[26].
  • Coraline's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coraline'}[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 38915b03-1326-4062-9cee-e29a4d7196c0[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Coraline authored Neil Gaiman[3].

Publication

Coraline was released on July 24, 2002[17]. Coraline's language of work or name is recorded as British English[15]. Genres include gothic fiction[11], fantasy literature[12], and children's book[13].

Reception

Awards received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[4], a literary award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1966[32]; Hugo Award for Best Novella[5], a class of award[33], founded in 1968[34]; Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[6], a literary award[35], in United States[36]; Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers[7], a class of award[37], founded in 1998[38]; and BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[8], a literary award[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1979[41].

Why It Matters

Coraline ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,946 views/month).[2] Coraline has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Coraline receive?

Honors received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[4], Hugo Award for Best Novella[5], Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[6], and Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . journal.neilgaiman.com. journal.neilgaiman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author Neil Gaiman
    Illustrator Dave McKean
    Characters Coraline Jones
    Form of creative work novella, novel
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