The Underground Railroad

2016 novel by Colson Whitehead
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The Underground Railroad

Summary

The Underground Railroad is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,280 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Underground Railroad authored Colson Whitehead[3].
  • The Underground Railroad received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4].
  • The Underground Railroad received the National Book Award for Fiction[5].
  • The Underground Railroad received the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction[6].
  • The Underground Railroad received the Arthur C. Clarke Award[7].
  • The Underground Railroad's instance of is recorded as literary work[8].
  • The Underground Railroad was published by Doubleday[9].
  • The Underground Railroad's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Underground Railroad's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Underground Railroad's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Underground Railroad was published on August 2, 2016[13].
  • The Underground Railroad's has edition or translation is recorded as The Underground Railroad[14].
  • The Underground Railroad's has edition or translation is recorded as The Underground Railroad[15].
  • The Underground Railroad's main subject is slavery in the United States[16].
  • The Underground Railroad's main subject is Underground Railroad[17].
  • The Underground Railroad's nominated for is recorded as PEN/Jean Stein Book Award[18].
  • The Underground Railroad's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[19].
  • The Underground Railroad's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[20].
  • The Underground Railroad's nominated for is recorded as John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[21].
  • The Underground Railroad's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Underground Railroad'}[22].
  • The Underground Railroad's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Underground Railroad'}[23].
  • The Underground Railroad's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De ondergrondse spoorweg'}[24].
  • The Underground Railroad's different from is recorded as Underground Railroad[25].
  • The Underground Railroad's derivative work is recorded as The Underground Railroad[26].
  • The Underground Railroad's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Underground Railroad authored Colson Whitehead[3]. It was published by Doubleday[9].

Publication

The Underground Railroad was released on August 2, 2016[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include slavery in the United States[16] and Underground Railroad[17].

Reception

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4], a class of award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1948[30]; National Book Award for Fiction[5], a literary award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1950[33]; Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction[6]; and Arthur C. Clarke Award[7], a literary award[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1987[36].

Why It Matters

The Underground Railroad ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,280 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Underground Railroad receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[4], National Book Award for Fiction[5], Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction[6], and Arthur C. Clarke Award[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pen.org. Retrieved . pen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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