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The Demolished Man

1953 novel by Alfred Bester
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The Demolished Man
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The Demolished Man

Summary

The Demolished Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Demolished Man authored Alfred Bester[3].
  • The Demolished Man received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • The Demolished Man's image is recorded as Galaxy 195201.jpg[5].
  • The Demolished Man's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Demolished Man's publisher is recorded as Shasta Publishers[7].
  • The Demolished Man's genre is recorded as science fiction[8].
  • The Demolished Man's OCLC number is recorded as 3638143[9].
  • The Demolished Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Demolished Man's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Demolished Man's publication date is recorded as +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Demolished Man's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05qph1[13].
  • The Demolished Man's Open Library ID is recorded as OL16027965W[14].
  • The Demolished Man's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 4079879[15].
  • The Demolished Man's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 2122[16].
  • The Demolished Man's nominated for is recorded as International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction[17].
  • The Demolished Man's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Demolished-Man[18].
  • The Demolished Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Demolished Man'}[19].
  • The Demolished Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "L'Homme démoli"}[20].
  • The Demolished Man's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[21].
  • The Demolished Man's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1007737[22].
  • The Demolished Man's OCLC work ID is recorded as 489828[23].
  • The Demolished Man's NooSFere book ID is recorded as 2710[24].
  • The Demolished Man's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 63608[25].
  • The Demolished Man's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Literature/TheDemolishedMan[26].
  • The Demolished Man's FantLab work ID is recorded as 8350[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Demolished Man authored Alfred Bester[3].

Recognition

The Demolished Man received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].

Why It Matters

The Demolished Man ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Demolished Man receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].

Related Entities

Alfred Bester literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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