Valis

1981 novel by Philip K. Dick
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Valis
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Valis

Summary

Valis is a literary work[1]. Valis ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Valis authored Philip K. Dick[3].
  • Valis received the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4].
  • Valis's image is recorded as Valis (2011).jpg[5].
  • Valis's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Valis's publisher is recorded as Bantam Books[7].
  • Valis's genre is recorded as science fiction[8].
  • Valis's genre is recorded as psychological fiction[9].
  • Valis's genre is recorded as autobiographical fiction[10].
  • Valis's genre is recorded as metaphysical science fiction[11].
  • Valis's followed by is recorded as The Divine Invasion[12].
  • Valis's part of the series is recorded as VALIS trilogy[13].
  • Valis's OCLC number is recorded as 7066446[14].
  • Valis's language of work or name is recorded as American English[15].
  • Valis's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Valis's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Valis's publication date is recorded as +1981-02-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Valis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d5t2[19].
  • Valis's Open Library ID is recorded as OL28604908W[20].
  • Valis's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 3430[21].
  • Valis's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 933[22].
  • Valis's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[23].
  • Valis's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Valis'}[24].
  • Valis's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'VALIS'}[25].
  • Valis's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'VALIS'}[26].
  • Valis's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Valis'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Valis authored Philip K. Dick[3].

Recognition

Valis received the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4].

Why It Matters

Valis ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2] Valis has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Valis is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Valis receive?

Honors received include Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre science fiction, psychological fiction, autobiographical fiction +1
    Award received Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work
    Country of origin United States
    Part of the series VALIS trilogy
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ویلس (ناول)]]"
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