Beloved

novel by Toni Morrison
VisualArtwork literary_work Q971767
Beloved
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Beloved

Summary

Beloved is a literary work[1]. Beloved ranks in the top 0.71% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,651 views/month, #203 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beloved authored Toni Morrison[3].
  • Beloved received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].
  • Beloved received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[5].
  • Beloved's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Beloved was published by Alfred A. Knopf[7].
  • Beloved is associated with the postmodern literature movement[8].
  • Beloved is associated with the magic realism movement[9].
  • Beloved's genre is magic realist fiction[10].
  • Beloved's genre is historical fiction[11].
  • Beloved followed Tar Baby[12].
  • Beloved was followed by Jazz[13].
  • Beloved's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Beloved's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Beloved was released on September 1987[16].
  • Beloved's main subject is slavery in the United States[17].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beloved'}[18].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Preaiubita'}[19].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Menschenkind'}[20].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ビラヴド'}[21].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '빌러비드'}[22].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Umiłowana'}[23].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Возлюбленная'}[24].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Кохана'}[25].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '宠儿'}[26].
  • Beloved's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محبوبة'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Beloved authored Toni Morrison[3]. Beloved was published by Alfred A. Knopf[7].

Publication

Beloved was released on September 1987[16]. Beloved's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include magic realist fiction[10] and historical fiction[11].

Subject and Themes

Beloved's main subject is slavery in the United States[17]. Movements include postmodern literature[8] and magic realism[9].

Reception

Awards received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4], a list of best books[28] and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[5], a class of award[29], in United States[30], founded in 1948[31].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Beloved followed Tar Baby[12]. Beloved was followed by Jazz[13].

Why It Matters

Beloved ranks in the top 0.71% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,651 views/month, #203 of 28,446).[2] Beloved has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Beloved is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Beloved receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4] and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . moldova.europalibera.org. moldova.europalibera.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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