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Dawn

1987 novel by Octavia Butler
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Summary

Dawn is a literary work[1]. Dawn is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Octavia E. Butler[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4], Afrofuturism[5]
  • Part of the series: Lilith's Brood[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Inception: May 1987[9]
  • Publication date: May 1987[10]
  • Has edition or translation: Q140237105[11]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[12]
  • Title: Dawn[13], Ultima genesi (Complete Novel)[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['fi', 'it']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Bookbrainz work id → 4b9f5529-e1d1-430d-adf0-72bbe6c1979b
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 25d ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
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  3. 25d ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isfdb title id → 2145
    Part of the series → Lilith's Brood
    Author → Octavia E. Butler
    Freebase id → /m/04bd6sd
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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