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The Stone Diaries

1993 novel by Carol Shields
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Summary

The Stone Diaries is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Carol Shields[3]
  • Award received: Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[4], Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[5]
  • Publisher: Random House[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: Canada[8]
  • Publication date: 1993[9]
  • Has edition or translation: The Stone Diaries[10], Q139898425[11], Q141677838[12]
  • Nominated for: Booker Prize[13]
  • Title: The Stone Diaries[14]
  • First line: MY MOTHER'S NAME WAS MERCY STONE GOODWILL.[15]
  • Form of creative work: novel[16]
  • P14541: 303wVA[17]

Why It Matters

The Stone Diaries is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What awards did The Stone Diaries receive?

Honors received include Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[4] and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . zgbk.com. zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Has edition or translation → The Stone Diaries, Q139898425, Q141677838
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'en', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 303wVA
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541) 2"
  3. 20w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    First line → {'lang': 'en', 'text': "MY MOTHER'S NAME WAS MERCY STONE GOO
    Has edition or translation → The Stone Diaries, Q139898425, Q141677838
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/The-Stone-Diaries
    Nominated for → Booker Prize
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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