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The Graveyard Book

2008 novel by Neil Gaiman
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Summary

The Graveyard Book is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (947 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Graveyard Book authored Neil Gaiman[3].
  • The Graveyard Book received the Newbery Medal[4].
  • The Graveyard Book received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[5].
  • The Graveyard Book received the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[6].
  • The Graveyard Book received the Carnegie Medal[7].
  • The Graveyard Book's instance of is recorded as literary work[8].
  • The Graveyard Book's illustrator is recorded as Dave McKean[9].
  • The Graveyard Book's illustrator is recorded as Chris Riddell[10].
  • The Graveyard Book's genre is fantasy[11].
  • The Graveyard Book's genre is horror fiction[12].
  • The Graveyard Book's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Graveyard Book's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • The Graveyard Book was published on September 30, 2008[15].
  • The Graveyard Book's has edition or translation is recorded as The Graveyard Book[16].
  • The Graveyard Book's has edition or translation is recorded as The Graveyard Book[17].
  • The Graveyard Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121976488[18].
  • The Graveyard Book's official website is recorded as http://www.mousecircus.com/bookdetails.aspx?BookID=1[19].
  • The Graveyard Book's main subject is orphan[20].
  • The Graveyard Book's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/books/review/Edinger-t.html[21].
  • The Graveyard Book's nominated for is recorded as August Derleth Award[22].
  • The Graveyard Book's nominated for is recorded as World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[23].
  • The Graveyard Book's nominated for is recorded as Newbery Medal[24].
  • The Graveyard Book's nominated for is recorded as Kate Greenaway Medal[25].
  • The Graveyard Book's nominated for is recorded as Carnegie Medal[26].
  • The Graveyard Book's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3ce08917-010c-4620-96f9-5286fc6a15fe[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Graveyard Book authored Neil Gaiman[3].

Publication

The Graveyard Book was published on September 30, 2008[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include fantasy[11] and horror fiction[12].

Subject and Themes

The Graveyard Book's main subject is orphan[20].

Reception

Awards received include Newbery Medal[4], a literary award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1922[32]; Hugo Award for Best Novel[5], a literary award[33], founded in 1953[34]; Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[6], a literary award[35], in United States[36]; and Carnegie Medal[7], a literary award[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1936[39].

Why It Matters

The Graveyard Book ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (947 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did The Graveyard Book receive?

Honors received include Newbery Medal[4], Hugo Award for Best Novel[5], Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[6], and Carnegie Medal[7].

Related Entities

literary work Neil Gaiman United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . 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. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → The Graveyard Book, The Graveyard Book, Q121976488
    Award received → Newbery Medal, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book +1
    Intended public → child
    Genre → fantasy, horror fiction
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