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I Am Legend

1954 novel by Richard Matheson
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Summary

I Am Legend is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,615 views/month, #101 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Richard Matheson[3]
  • Award received: Tähtivaeltaja Award[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5]
  • Publisher: Gold Medal Books[6]
  • Genre: vampire fiction[7], post-apocalyptic fiction[8], science fiction[9], dystopian fiction[10], horror fiction[11]
  • Followed by: The Shrinking Man[12]
  • Commons category: I Am Legend[13]
  • Language of work or name: English[14]
  • Country of origin: United States[15]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1954[16], August 7, 1954[17]
  • Has edition or translation: I Am Legend[18], Q122018179[19]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:I Am Legend[21]
  • Title: I Am Legend[22]
  • Has characteristic: story set in a then future date that is now the past[23]
  • Set in period: 1976[24], 1978[25], 1979[26]
  • Derivative work: The Last Man on Earth[27], The Omega Man[28], I Am Legend[29], I Am Omega[30]
  • Form of creative work: novel[31]

Why It Matters

I Am Legend has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did I Am Legend receive?

Honors received include Tähtivaeltaja Award[4] and NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].

Related Entities

I Am Legend literary work Los Angeles Richard Matheson United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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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