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The Sheltering Sky

novel by Paul Bowles
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1988792
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Summary

The Sheltering Sky is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,232 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Paul Bowles[3]
  • Award received: 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4]
  • Publisher: John Lehmann[5]
  • Genre: psychological fiction[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: 1949[9]
  • Narrative location: Africa[10]
  • Title: The Sheltering Sky[11]
  • Derivative work: The Sheltering Sky[12]
  • Form of creative work: novel[13]

Why It Matters

The Sheltering Sky has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

What awards did The Sheltering Sky receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

Related Entities

literary work Paul Bowles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Open Library. openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-sheltering-sky-q1988792_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Sheltering Sky}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-sheltering-sky-q1988792}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'ru', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 11
    Bookbrainz work id → de5634a9-b557-411a-80ea-4edfbab3e888
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → psychological fiction
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: drama film"
  3. 17w ago · Arbaev · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → psychological fiction
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Genre: psychological fiction, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781515786533"
  4. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Author → Paul Bowles
    Form of creative work → novel
    Publication date → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی شیلٹرنگ اسکائی]]"
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