Oryx and Crake

2003 novel by Margaret Atwood
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Oryx and Crake

Summary

Oryx and Crake is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (857 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oryx and Crake authored Margaret Atwood[3].
  • Oryx and Crake's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Oryx and Crake's genre is recorded as science fiction[5].
  • Oryx and Crake's genre is recorded as dystopian fiction[6].
  • Oryx and Crake's genre is recorded as speculative fiction[7].
  • Oryx and Crake's genre is recorded as post-apocalyptic fiction[8].
  • Oryx and Crake's followed by is recorded as The Year of the Flood[9].
  • Oryx and Crake's part of the series is recorded as MaddAddam Series[10].
  • Oryx and Crake's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16572200b[11].
  • Oryx and Crake's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Oryx and Crake's country of origin is recorded as Canada[13].
  • Oryx and Crake's publication date is recorded as +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Oryx and Crake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02mt7p[15].
  • Oryx and Crake's Open Library ID is recorded as OL675722W[16].
  • Oryx and Crake's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126453512[17].
  • Oryx and Crake's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137854266[18].
  • Oryx and Crake's official website is recorded as http://www.oryxandcrake.co.uk/[19].
  • Oryx and Crake's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 1079[20].
  • Oryx and Crake's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 154548[21].
  • Oryx and Crake's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[22].
  • Oryx and Crake's nominated for is recorded as Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[23].
  • Oryx and Crake's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Oryx-and-Crake[24].
  • Oryx and Crake's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oryx and Crake'}[25].
  • Oryx and Crake's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le dernier homme'}[26].
  • Oryx and Crake's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1004817[27].

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Works and Contributions

Oryx and Crake authored Margaret Atwood[3].

Why It Matters

Oryx and Crake ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (857 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . TheGuardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . librarything.com. Retrieved . librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . gpi.noosfere.org. Retrieved . gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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