They'd Rather Be Right

novel by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
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They'd Rather Be Right

Summary

They'd Rather Be Right is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • They'd Rather Be Right authored Mark Clifton[3].
  • They'd Rather Be Right authored Frank Riley[4].
  • They'd Rather Be Right received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[5].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's publisher is recorded as Gnome Press[7].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's publisher is recorded as Analog Science Fiction and Fact[8].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's publication date is recorded as +1954-08-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's publication date is recorded as +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024dql[14].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's Open Library ID is recorded as OL15686578W[15].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 186614[16].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "They'd Rather Be Right"}[17].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "They'd Rather Be Right"}[18].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1020727[19].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's FantLab work ID is recorded as 129039[20].
  • They'd Rather Be Right's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Mark Clifton[3], a novelist[22], 1906–1963[23], of United States[24], awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel[25] and Frank Riley[4], a journalist[26], 1915–1996[27], of United States[28], awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel[29].

Recognition

They'd Rather Be Right received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[5].

Why It Matters

They'd Rather Be Right ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did They'd Rather Be Right receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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