Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

1974 novel by Philip K. Dick
VisualArtwork literary_work Q874492
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Summary

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (952 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said authored Philip K. Dick[3].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said was published by Doubleday[6].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's genre is suspense in literature[7].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's genre is science fiction[8].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's genre is philosophical fable[9].
  • Flow My Tears is named after Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said[10].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said was released on February 1974[13].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122095358[14].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132795454[15].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's dedicated to is recorded as Tessa B. Dick[16].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's narrative location is recorded as Los Angeles[17].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[18].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novel[19].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[20].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said'}[21].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coulez mes larmes, dit le policier'}[22].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Scorrete lacrime, disse il poliziotto (Complete Novel)'}[23].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'On Tuesday, October 11, 1988, the Jason Taverner Show ran thirty seconds short.'}[24].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1980247', 'amount': '+27'}[25].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1771692', 'amount': '+1'}[26].
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It remains there to this day, and is much treasured. And, in fact, by a number of people who know ceramics, openly and genuinely cherished. And loved.'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • Community tags: novel, science fiction[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 197c433e-b1de-4563-9d5e-d7880c9a9aa2[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said authored Philip K. Dick[3]. It was published by Doubleday[6].

Publication

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said was released on February 1974[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include suspense in literature[7], science fiction[8], and philosophical fable[9].

Reception

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].

Why It Matters

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (952 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said receive?

Honors received include John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[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.
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  8. [4] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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