The Nickel Boys

2019 novel by Colson Whitehead
VisualArtwork literary_work Q85808003
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The Nickel Boys

Summary

The Nickel Boys is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (508 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Nickel Boys authored Colson Whitehead[3].
  • The Nickel Boys received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4].
  • The Nickel Boys's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Nickel Boys's publisher is recorded as Doubleday[6].
  • The Nickel Boys's based on is recorded as Florida School for Boys[7].
  • The Nickel Boys's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4788155953602842630007[8].
  • The Nickel Boys's GND ID is recorded as 1188846760[9].
  • The Nickel Boys's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Nickel Boys's publication date is recorded as +2019-07-16T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Nickel Boys's Open Library ID is recorded as OL20892052W[12].
  • The Nickel Boys's has edition or translation is recorded as The Nickel Boys[13].
  • The Nickel Boys's narrative location is recorded as Florida[14].
  • The Nickel Boys's narrative location is recorded as New York City[15].
  • The Nickel Boys's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as PS3573.H4768 N53 2019[16].
  • The Nickel Boys's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Nickel Boys'}[17].
  • The Nickel Boys's set in period is recorded as 1960s[18].
  • The Nickel Boys's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fmh3w0hb[19].
  • The Nickel Boys's derivative work is recorded as Nickel Boys[20].
  • The Nickel Boys's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Literature/TheNickelBoys[21].
  • The Nickel Boys's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9811351897205606[22].
  • The Nickel Boys's FantLab work ID is recorded as 1167241[23].
  • The Nickel Boys's form of creative work is recorded as novel[24].
  • The Nickel Boys's Book Marks ID is recorded as the-nickel-boys[25].
  • The Nickel Boys's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 223161[26].
  • The Nickel Boys's Unconsenting Media ID is recorded as 7941[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Nickel Boys authored Colson Whitehead[3].

Recognition

The Nickel Boys received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

The Nickel Boys ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (508 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Nickel Boys receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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