The Fountains of Paradise

Summary

The Fountains of Paradise is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Fountains of Paradise authored Arthur C. Clarke^[3].
• The Fountains of Paradise received the Hugo Award for Best Novel^[4].
• The Fountains of Paradise received the Nebula Award for Best Novel^[5].
• The Fountains of Paradise's instance of is recorded as literary work^[6].
• The Fountains of Paradise was published by Gollancz^[7].
• The Fountains of Paradise's genre is science fiction^[8].
• The Fountains of Paradise's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• The Fountains of Paradise's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• 1978 marks the founding of The Fountains of Paradise^[11].
• The Fountains of Paradise was published on January 1979^[12].
• The Fountains of Paradise's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126700469^[13].
• The Fountains of Paradise's main subject is space elevator^[14].
• The Fountains of Paradise's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+256'}^[15].
• The Fountains of Paradise's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[16].
• The Fountains of Paradise's nominated for is recorded as BSFA Award for Best Novel^[17].
• The Fountains of Paradise's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Fountains of Paradise'}^[18].
• The Fountains of Paradise's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Les Fontaines du paradis'}^[19].
• The Fountains of Paradise's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Le Fontane del Paradiso (Complete Novel)'}^[20].
• The Fountains of Paradise's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '楽園の泉 (Part 1 of 10)'}^[21].
• The Fountains of Paradise's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[22].

Product Details

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• Release type: Other^[23]

• Secondary type(s): Audiobook^[24]

• First release date: 2013^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 65a42c06-fa31-46f7-84cb-9bf75381c221^[26]

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Authorship and Creation

The Fountains of Paradise authored Arthur C. Clarke^[3]. It was published by Gollancz^[7].

Publication

The Fountains of Paradise was released on January 1979^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is science fiction^[8].

Subject and Themes

The Fountains of Paradise's main subject is space elevator^[14].

Reception

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel^[4], a literary award^[27], founded in 1953^[28] and Nebula Award for Best Novel^[5], a literary award^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1966^[31].

Why It Matters

The Fountains of Paradise ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Fountains of Paradise receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel^[4] and Nebula Award for Best Novel^[5].