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Their Eyes Were Watching God

1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston
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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Summary

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God authored Zora Neale Hurston[3].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's image is recorded as Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) front cover, first edition.jpg[5].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's publisher is recorded as J. B. Lippincott & Co.[7].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311146462600327770734[8].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12312421q[9].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's IdRef ID is recorded as 032013728[10].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's language of work or name is recorded as American English[11].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's publication date is recorded as +1937-09-18T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kfpl[14].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's Open Library ID is recorded as OL15936371W[15].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's Internet Archive ID is recorded as theireyeswerewat1998hurs[16].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's has edition or translation is recorded as Their Eyes Were Watching God[17].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's has edition or translation is recorded as Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937 Lippincott edition)[18].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's narrative location is recorded as Florida[19].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 4731[20].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Their-Eyes-Were-Watching-God[21].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'}[22].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board."}[23].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'She called in her soul to come and see.'}[24].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's derivative work is recorded as Their Eyes Were Watching God[25].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[26].
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God's OCLC work ID is recorded as 195678358[27].

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Works and Contributions

Their Eyes Were Watching God authored Zora Neale Hurston[3].

Recognition

Their Eyes Were Watching God received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

Their Eyes Were Watching God ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Their Eyes Were Watching God receive?

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

Related Entities

Florida literary work United States Zora Neale Hurston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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