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The Ministry for the Future

2020 novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
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The Ministry for the Future

Summary

The Ministry for the Future is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,886 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ministry for the Future authored Kim Stanley Robinson[3].
  • The Ministry for the Future received the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4].
  • The Ministry for the Future received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[5].
  • The Ministry for the Future's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Ministry for the Future was published by Orbit[7].
  • The Ministry for the Future's genre is science fiction[8].
  • The Ministry for the Future's genre is climate fiction[9].
  • The Ministry for the Future's place of publication is recorded as New York City[10].
  • The Ministry for the Future's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Ministry for the Future's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Ministry for the Future was released on October 6, 2020[13].
  • The Ministry for the Future's characters is recorded as Mary Murphy[14].
  • The Ministry for the Future's has edition or translation is recorded as El Ministerio del Futuro[15].
  • The Ministry for the Future's narrative location is recorded as Zurich[16].
  • The Ministry for the Future's main subject is global warming[17].
  • The Ministry for the Future's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+563'}[18].
  • The Ministry for the Future's nominated for is recorded as BSFA Award for Best Novel[19].
  • The Ministry for the Future's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[20].
  • The Ministry for the Future's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ministry for the Future'}[21].
  • The Ministry for the Future's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '未来省'}[22].
  • The Ministry for the Future's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Das Ministerium für die Zukunft'}[23].
  • The Ministry for the Future's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le Ministère du futur'}[24].
  • The Ministry for the Future's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[25].
  • The Ministry for the Future's form of creative work is recorded as novel[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ministry for the Future authored Kim Stanley Robinson[3]. It was published by Orbit[7].

Publication

The Ministry for the Future was published on October 6, 2020[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as New York City[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include science fiction[8] and climate fiction[9].

Subject and Themes

The Ministry for the Future's main subject is global warming[17].

Reception

Awards received include Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4], a class of award[27], founded in 1980[28] and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[5].

Why It Matters

The Ministry for the Future ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,886 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Ministry for the Future receive?

Honors received include Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4] and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[5].

Related Entities

Kim Stanley Robinson literary work New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . gpi.noosfere.org. Retrieved . gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Poulpy · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → science fiction, climate fiction
    Instance of → literary work
    Aliases → —
    Author → Kim Stanley Robinson
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