Spin

2005 novel by Robert Charles Wilson
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Spin

Summary

Spin is a literary work[1]. Spin ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spin authored Robert Charles Wilson[3].
  • Spin received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • Spin received the Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[5].
  • Spin received the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[6].
  • Spin received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[7].
  • Spin's instance of is recorded as literary work[8].
  • Spin's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • Spin's followed by is recorded as Axis[10].
  • Spin's part of the series is recorded as Spin trilogy[11].
  • Spin's OCLC number is recorded as 475695536[12].
  • Spin's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Spin's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Spin[15].
  • Spin's publication date is recorded as +2005-04-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Spin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dqj6b[17].
  • Spin's Open Library ID is recorded as OL14951012W[18].
  • Spin's Internet Archive ID is recorded as spinwils00wils[19].
  • Spin's has edition or translation is recorded as Spin[20].
  • Spin's has edition or translation is recorded as Spin[21].
  • Spin's has edition or translation is recorded as Spin[22].
  • Spin's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 49096[23].
  • Spin's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 158099[24].
  • Spin's nominated for is recorded as John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[25].
  • Spin's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[26].
  • Spin's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spin'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Spin authored Robert Charles Wilson[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[28], founded in 1953[29]; Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[5], a literary award[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1970[32]; Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[6], a class of award[33], founded in 1980[34]; and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[7].

Why It Matters

Spin ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2] Spin has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Spin receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[5], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[6], and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . gpi.noosfere.org. Retrieved . gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: 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] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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