The Uplift War

1987 novel by David Brin
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2502176
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The Uplift War

Summary

The Uplift War is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Uplift War authored David Brin[3].
  • The Uplift War received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • The Uplift War received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5].
  • The Uplift War received the Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[6].
  • The Uplift War's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Uplift War's publisher is recorded as Bantam Spectra[8].
  • The Uplift War's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • The Uplift War's followed by is recorded as Brightness Reef[10].
  • The Uplift War's part of the series is recorded as Uplift[11].
  • The Uplift War's OCLC number is recorded as 15730601[12].
  • The Uplift War's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Uplift War's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Uplift War's publication date is recorded as +1987-04-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • The Uplift War's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03vkf8[16].
  • The Uplift War's Open Library ID is recorded as OL58713W[17].
  • The Uplift War's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126544187[18].
  • The Uplift War's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 937[19].
  • The Uplift War's nominated for is recorded as Prometheus Award[20].
  • The Uplift War's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[21].
  • The Uplift War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Uplift War'}[22].
  • The Uplift War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Élévation'}[23].
  • The Uplift War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Entwicklungskrieg'}[24].
  • The Uplift War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'I signori di Garth'}[25].
  • The Uplift War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '知性化戦争'}[26].
  • The Uplift War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'A Guerra da Elevação'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Uplift War authored David Brin[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[28], founded in 1953[29]; Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5], a literary award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1978[32]; and Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[6], a literary award[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1970[35].

Why It Matters

The Uplift War ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Uplift War receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5], and Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lfs.org. lfs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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