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The Fifth Elephant

1999 novel by Terry Pratchett
Creative Work Literary Work Q1198641

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17 properties
Instance of
literary work
Award received
The Big Read[3]
Author
Terry Pratchett[2]
Genre
fantasy comedy[4]
Language of work or name
English[7]
Publication date
1999[9]
Part of the series
Discworld, Ankh-Morpork City Watch series[5][6]
Nominated for
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[26]
Characters
Sam Vimes, Carrot Ironfoundersson, Havelock Vetinari, Gaspode, Cheery Littlebottom, Angua von Überwald, Detritus, Fred Colon, Nobby Nobbs, Sybil Ramkin, Igor[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Country of origin
United Kingdom[8]
Form of creative work
novel[29]
Has version, edition or translation
The Fifth Elephant, The Fifth Elephant, Pátý elefant[21][22]
Main subject
diplomacy, Ship of Theseus[24][25]
Narrative location
Überwald[23]
Set in environment
fictional planet[30]
Takes place in fictional universe
Discworld[27]
Title
The Fifth Elephant[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Fifth Elephant cs Pátý elefant de Der fünfte Elefant es El quinto elefante es El Quinto Elefante fi Maanalainen elefantti fr Le Cinquième éléphant fr Le Cinquieme Elephant fr Le Cinquième Eléphant fr Le Cinquième Éléphant he הפיל החמישי pl Piąty elefant pl Piąty Elefant ru Пятый слон ru Пятый элефант tr Beşinci Fil uk П'ятий слон
🔖 Identifiers · 11
BookBrainz work ID
35ebec13-0e8d-4f5d-a95d-a6ba9127a579
Fandom article ID
discworld:The_Fifth_Elephant
FantLab work ID
1945
Freebase ID
/m/02q_qs
Goodreads work ID
819126
ISFDB title ID
20045
LibraryThing work ID
1044978
MusicBrainz work ID
bdb7d754-6256-42e9-852c-c68b26f3fb79, d3bd09b1-947a-4968-a8c6-56819a4437f6
NooSFere book ID
18534
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
17937274
Open Library ID
OL453951W, OL453684W

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Characters 3
Havelock Vetinari, Sam Vimes, Carrot Ironfoundersson
Main subject 2
diplomacy, Ship of Theseus
← Mb:writer 2
Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett
Author 1
Terry Pratchett
Award received 1
The Big Read
Belongs to 1
Discworld
Country of origin 1
United Kingdom
Form of creative work 1
novel
Genre 1
fantasy
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
English
Nominated for 1
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Part of the series 1
Discworld
Set in environment 1
fictional planet
← FactGrid item ID 1
Franz Exner
← Present in work 1
Ankh-Morpork City Watch
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The Fifth Elephant is a visual artwork that received an award from The Big Read.

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What awards did The Fifth Elephant receive?

Honors received include The Big Read[3].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → The Big Read
    Main subject → diplomacy, Ship of Theseus
    Number of pages → —
    Genre → fantasy comedy
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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