Kindred

1979 novel by Octavia E. Butler
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Kindred

Summary

Kindred is a literary work[1]. Kindred ranks in the top 0.21% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,188 views/month, #60 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kindred authored Octavia E. Butler[3].
  • Kindred received the Rochester Reads[4].
  • Kindred's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Kindred was published by Doubleday[6].
  • Kindred's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Kindred's genre is fantasy[8].
  • Kindred's genre is African American literature[9].
  • Kindred's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Kindred's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Kindred was released on June 1979[12].
  • Kindred's main subject is slavery in the United States[13].
  • Kindred's main subject is time travel[14].
  • Kindred's main subject is slave narrative[15].
  • Kindred's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[16].
  • Kindred's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kindred'}[17].
  • Kindred's different from is recorded as Kindred[18].
  • Kindred's derivative work is recorded as Kindred[19].
  • Kindred's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 12882aa8-924d-4efb-b242-e24d974d6bf9[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Kindred authored Octavia E. Butler[3]. Kindred was published by Doubleday[6].

Publication

Kindred was released on June 1979[12]. Kindred's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include science fiction[7], fantasy[8], and African American literature[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include slavery in the United States[13], time travel[14], and slave narrative[15].

Reception

Kindred received the Rochester Reads[4].

Why It Matters

Kindred ranks in the top 0.21% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,188 views/month, #60 of 28,446).[2] Kindred has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Kindred receive?

Honors received include Rochester Reads[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wab.org. wab.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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