Courtship Rite

1982 novel by Donald Kingsbury
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Courtship Rite

Summary

Courtship Rite is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Courtship Rite authored Donald Kingsbury[3].
  • Courtship Rite received the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[4].
  • Courtship Rite received the Locus Award for Best First Novel[5].
  • Courtship Rite received the Compton Crook Award[6].
  • Courtship Rite's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • Courtship Rite was published by Timescape Books[8].
  • Courtship Rite was published by Simon & Schuster[9].
  • Courtship Rite's genre is science fiction[10].
  • Courtship Rite's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Courtship Rite's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Courtship Rite was released on July 1982[13].
  • Courtship Rite's has edition or translation is recorded as Courtship Rite[14].
  • Courtship Rite's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[15].
  • Courtship Rite's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[16].
  • Courtship Rite's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Courtship Rite'}[17].
  • Courtship Rite's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Parade nuptiale'}[18].
  • Courtship Rite's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[19].
  • Courtship Rite's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Courtship Rite authored Donald Kingsbury[3]. Publishers include Timescape Books[8] and Simon & Schuster[9].

Publication

Courtship Rite was released on July 1982[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is science fiction[10].

Reception

Awards received include Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[4], a science fiction award[21], in United States[22]; Locus Award for Best First Novel[5], a literary award[23], in United States[24]; and Compton Crook Award[6], a science fiction award[25], in United States[26], founded in 1983[27].

Why It Matters

Courtship Rite ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Courtship Rite receive?

Honors received include Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[4], Locus Award for Best First Novel[5], and Compton Crook Award[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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