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Going Postal

2004 novel by Terry Pratchett
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Going Postal

Summary

Going Postal is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Going Postal authored Terry Pratchett[3].
  • Going Postal received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • Going Postal's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Going Postal's genre is fantasy[6].
  • Going Postal's part of the series is recorded as Discworld[7].
  • Going Postal's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Going Postal's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Going Postal was released on October 2004[10].
  • Going Postal's characters is recorded as Sam Vimes[11].
  • Going Postal's has edition or translation is recorded as Going Postal[12].
  • Going Postal's main subject is post office[13].
  • Going Postal's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[14].
  • Going Postal's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[15].
  • Going Postal's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Going Postal'}[16].
  • Going Postal's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Timbré'}[17].
  • Going Postal's different from is recorded as Terry Pratchett's Going Postal[18].
  • Going Postal's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].
  • Going Postal's set in environment is recorded as fictional planet[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 27edce50-0d50-4600-92a9-8cebea09647c[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Going Postal authored Terry Pratchett[3].

Publication

Going Postal was released on October 2004[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is fantasy[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Discworld[7].

Subject and Themes

Going Postal's main subject is post office[13]. Its part of the series is recorded as Discworld[7].

Reception

Going Postal received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Why It Matters

Going Postal ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did Going Postal receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Related Entities

literary work Terry Pratchett United Kingdom

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. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL453733W
    Language of work or name → English
    Set in environment → fictional planet
    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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