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A Monster Calls

novel by Patrick Ness
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Summary

A Monster Calls is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,821 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Patrick Ness[3]
  • Award received: Carnegie Medal[4]
  • Illustrator: Jim Kay[5]
  • Publisher: Walker Books[6]
  • Genre: fantasy[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[9]
  • Publication date: May 5, 2011[10]
  • Has edition or translation: Q132258915[11], Q136002323[12], Q136002353[13]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[14]
  • Title: A Monster Calls[15]
  • Intended public: child[16]
  • Derivative work: A Monster Calls[17]
  • Form of creative work: novel[18]

Why It Matters

A Monster Calls has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did A Monster Calls receive?

Honors received include Carnegie Medal[4].

Related Entities

A Monster Calls literary work United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Sitelink count → 13
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  2. 29d ago · Patangel · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Illustrator → Jim Kay
    Derivative work → A Monster Calls
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
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