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The Naked Sun

novel by Isaac Asimov
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The Naked Sun

Summary

The Naked Sun is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Naked Sun authored Isaac Asimov[3].
  • The Naked Sun's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Naked Sun was published by Doubleday[5].
  • The Naked Sun's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Naked Sun's genre is dystopian fiction[7].
  • The Naked Sun's genre is detective fiction[8].
  • The Naked Sun followed The Caves of Steel[9].
  • The Naked Sun was followed by Mirror Image[10].
  • The Naked Sun was followed by The Robots of Dawn[11].
  • The Naked Sun's part of the series is recorded as Robot series[12].
  • The Naked Sun's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Naked Sun's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • 1956 marks the founding of The Naked Sun[15].
  • The Naked Sun was released on January 1957[16].
  • The Naked Sun's characters is recorded as Elijah Baley[17].
  • The Naked Sun's characters is recorded as R. Daneel Olivaw[18].
  • The Naked Sun's characters is recorded as Gladia Delmarre[19].
  • The Naked Sun's cover art by is recorded as Ruth Ray[20].
  • The Naked Sun's has edition or translation is recorded as El Sol Desnudo[21].
  • The Naked Sun's has edition or translation is recorded as The Naked Sun[22].
  • The Naked Sun's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137455430[23].
  • The Naked Sun's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137830093[24].
  • The Naked Sun's narrative location is recorded as Solaria[25].
  • The Naked Sun's narrative location is recorded as Earth[26].
  • The Naked Sun's main subject is telepresence[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Naked Sun authored Isaac Asimov[3]. It was published by Doubleday[5].

Publication

The Naked Sun was published on January 1957[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include science fiction[6], dystopian fiction[7], and detective fiction[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Robot series[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include telepresence[27], nudity[28], social distance[29], agoraphobia[30], Spacer[31], and domestic robot[32]. The Naked Sun's part of the series is recorded as Robot series[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Naked Sun followed The Caves of Steel[9]. Successors include Mirror Image[10] and The Robots of Dawn[11].

Why It Matters

The Naked Sun ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Isaac Asimov literary work The Caves of Steel 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Open library id → OL17187495W
    Followed by → Mirror Image, The Robots of Dawn
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