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Wicked

1995 novel by Gregory Maguire
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Wicked

Summary

Wicked is a literary work[1]. Wicked ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wicked authored Gregory Maguire[3].
  • Wicked received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • Wicked's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Wicked's publisher is recorded as HarperCollins[6].
  • Wicked's genre is recorded as parallel novel[7].
  • Wicked's genre is recorded as fantasy[8].
  • Wicked's based on is recorded as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz[9].
  • Wicked's followed by is recorded as Son of a Witch[10].
  • Wicked's part of the series is recorded as The Wicked Years[11].
  • Wicked's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 177259450[12].
  • Wicked's GND ID is recorded as 1066702721[13].
  • Wicked's OCLC number is recorded as 32746783[14].
  • Wicked's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004070983[15].
  • Wicked's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 033536520[16].
  • Wicked's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • Wicked's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 65443279[18].
  • Wicked's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • Wicked's publication date is recorded as +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Wicked's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04lbk6[21].
  • Wicked's Open Library ID is recorded as OL66233W[22].
  • Wicked's narrative location is recorded as Land of Oz[23].
  • Wicked's spoken text audio is recorded as Wikipedia - Wicked (Maguire novel).mp3[24].
  • Wicked's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 837[25].
  • Wicked's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 8356[26].
  • Wicked's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Wicked-The-Life-and-Times-of-the-Wicked-Witch-of-the-West[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Wicked authored Gregory Maguire[3].

Recognition

Wicked received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Why It Matters

Wicked ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,206 views/month).[2] Wicked has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Wicked is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Wicked receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Related Entities

literary work The Wonderful Wizard of Oz United States Wicked Wicked: For Good

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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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