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The Iron Dream

1972 novel by Norman Spinrad
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The Iron Dream

Summary

The Iron Dream is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Iron Dream authored Norman Spinrad[3].
  • The Iron Dream's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Iron Dream was published by Avon[5].
  • The Iron Dream's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Iron Dream's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Iron Dream's genre is political fiction[8].
  • The Iron Dream's genre is science fantasy[9].
  • The Iron Dream's genre is alternate history[10].
  • The Iron Dream's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Iron Dream's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Iron Dream was published on +1972-09-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Iron Dream's significant event is recorded as point of divergence[14].
  • The Iron Dream's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novel[15].
  • The Iron Dream's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[16].
  • The Iron Dream's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Iron Dream'}[17].
  • The Iron Dream's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rêve de fer'}[18].
  • The Iron Dream's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der stählerne Traum'}[19].
  • The Iron Dream's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El sueño de hierro'}[20].
  • The Iron Dream's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Visul de fier'}[21].
  • The Iron Dream's different from is recorded as Q3458470[22].
  • The Iron Dream's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Iron Dream authored Norman Spinrad[3]. It was published by Avon[5].

Publication

The Iron Dream was released on +1972-09-00T00:00:00Z[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include science fiction[6], fantasy[7], political fiction[8], science fantasy[9], and alternate history[10].

Why It Matters

The Iron Dream ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Author → Norman Spinrad
    Instance of → literary work
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