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Stand on Zanzibar

1968 novel by John Brunner
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Stand on Zanzibar

Summary

Stand on Zanzibar is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stand on Zanzibar authored John Brunner[3].
  • Stand on Zanzibar received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • Stand on Zanzibar received the BSFA Award for Best Novel[5].
  • Stand on Zanzibar received the Prix Tour-Apollo Award[6].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • Stand on Zanzibar was published by Doubleday[8].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's genre is science fiction[9].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's genre is dystopian fiction[10].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • Stand on Zanzibar was published on +1968-09-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's has edition or translation is recorded as Stand on Zanzibar[14].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's main subject is human overpopulation[15].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[16].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stand on Zanzibar'}[17].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tous à Zanzibar'}[18].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's has characteristic is recorded as story set in a then future date that is now the past[19].
  • Stand on Zanzibar's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Stand on Zanzibar authored John Brunner[3]. It was published by Doubleday[8].

Publication

Stand on Zanzibar was published on +1968-09-00T00:00:00Z[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include science fiction[9] and dystopian fiction[10].

Subject and Themes

Stand on Zanzibar's main subject is human overpopulation[15].

Reception

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[21], founded in 1953[22]; BSFA Award for Best Novel[5], a literary award[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1970[25]; and Prix Tour-Apollo Award[6], a literary award[26], in France[27], founded in 1972[28].

Why It Matters

Stand on Zanzibar ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Stand on Zanzibar receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], BSFA Award for Best Novel[5], and Prix Tour-Apollo Award[6].

Related Entities

John Brunner literary work United Kingdom

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] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. 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
  8. [28] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +1968-09-00T00:00:00Z
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