The Road

Summary

The Road is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,544 views/month, #102 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Road authored Cormac McCarthy^[3].
• The Road received the Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel^[4].
• The Road received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5].
• The Road received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[6].
• The Road received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[7].
• The Road received the Believer Book Award^[8].
• The Road received the Oprah's Book Club^[9].
• The Road's instance of is recorded as literary work^[10].
• The Road was published by Alfred A. Knopf^[11].
• The Road's genre is post-apocalyptic fiction^[12].
• The Road's genre is science fiction^[13].
• The Road's genre is dystopian fiction^[14].
• road is named after The Road^[15].
• The Road's language of work or name is recorded as American English^[16].
• The Road's language of work or name is recorded as English^[17].
• The Road's country of origin is recorded as United States^[18].
• The Road was published on +2006-09-26T00:00:00Z^[19].
• The Road's has edition or translation is recorded as The Road^[20].
• The Road's has edition or translation is recorded as The Road^[21].
• The Road's has edition or translation is recorded as The Road^[22].
• The Road's nominated for is recorded as Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[23].
• The Road's nominated for is recorded as National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction^[24].
• The Road's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel^[25].
• The Road's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work^[26].
• The Road's nominated for is recorded as Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Road authored Cormac McCarthy^[3]. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf^[11].

Publication

The Road was released on +2006-09-26T00:00:00Z^[19]. Languages include American English^[16] and English^[17]. Genres include post-apocalyptic fiction^[12], science fiction^[13], and dystopian fiction^[14].

Reception

Awards received include Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel^[4], a speculative fiction award^[28], in Spain^[29], founded in 1994^[30]; NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5]; Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[6], a class of award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1948^[33]; James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[7], a literary award^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1919^[36]; Believer Book Award^[8], an award^[37], founded in 2005^[38]; and Oprah's Book Club^[9], an award^[39], founded in 1996^[40].

Why It Matters

The Road ranks in the top 0.36% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,544 views/month, #102 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Road receive?

Honors received include Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel^[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5], Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[6], and James Tait Black Memorial Prize^[7].