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The Soft Machine

novel by William S. Burroughs
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The Soft Machine

Summary

The Soft Machine is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Soft Machine authored William S. Burroughs[3].
  • The Soft Machine received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].
  • The Soft Machine's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • The Soft Machine's publisher is recorded as Olympia Press[6].
  • The Soft Machine's followed by is recorded as The Ticket That Exploded[7].
  • The Soft Machine's part of the series is recorded as The Nova Trilogy[8].
  • The Soft Machine's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12011044h[9].
  • The Soft Machine's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Soft Machine's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Soft Machine[12].
  • The Soft Machine's publication date is recorded as +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Soft Machine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_54z[14].
  • The Soft Machine's Open Library ID is recorded as OL483565W[15].
  • The Soft Machine's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 67955[16].
  • The Soft Machine's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 13423[17].
  • The Soft Machine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Soft Machine'}[18].
  • The Soft Machine's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1015425[19].
  • The Soft Machine's NooSFere book ID is recorded as 3592[20].
  • The Soft Machine's FantLab work ID is recorded as 17277[21].
  • The Soft Machine's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].

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Designation and Status

The Soft Machine's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

History and Context

+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Soft Machine[12].

Why It Matters

The Soft Machine ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

What awards did The Soft Machine receive?

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

Related Entities

United States William S. Burroughs

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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