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The Back of the Turtle

2014 novel by Thomas King
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The Back of the Turtle

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • The Back of the Turtle authored Thomas King[3].
  • The Back of the Turtle received the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[4].
  • The Back of the Turtle's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Back of the Turtle's publisher is recorded as Doubleday Canada[6].
  • The Back of the Turtle's genre is recorded as fiction literature[7].
  • The Back of the Turtle's genre is recorded as Indigenous literature[8].
  • The Back of the Turtle's genre is recorded as fantasy[9].
  • The Back of the Turtle's genre is recorded as Canadian literature[10].
  • The Back of the Turtle's OCLC number is recorded as 890680218[11].
  • The Back of the Turtle's page is recorded as 518[12].
  • The Back of the Turtle's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Back of the Turtle's country of origin is recorded as Canada[14].
  • The Back of the Turtle's publication date is recorded as +2014-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • The Back of the Turtle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012bxsmh[16].
  • The Back of the Turtle's Open Library ID is recorded as OL19633934W[17].
  • The Back of the Turtle's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 2060579[18].
  • The Back of the Turtle's title is recorded as The Back of the Turtle[19].
  • The Back of the Turtle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Unmasking Violence: Artists Imagining Finer Futurities[20].
  • The Back of the Turtle's OCLC work ID is recorded as 1872507525[21].
  • The Back of the Turtle's FantLab work ID is recorded as 676488[22].
  • The Back of the Turtle's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Back of the Turtle authored Thomas King[3].

Recognition

The Back of the Turtle received the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[4].

Why It Matters

The Back of the Turtle ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Back of the Turtle receive?

Honors received include Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[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.
  4. [7] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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