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Methuselah's Children

1958 novel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Summary

Methuselah's Children is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Robert A. Heinlein[3]
  • Award received: Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[4]
  • Publisher: Gnome Press[5]
  • Genre: science fiction[6]
  • Named after: Methuselah[7]
  • Follows: Misfit[8]
  • Followed by: Orphans of the Sky[9]
  • Part of the series: Future History[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Inception: 1941[13]
  • Publication date: 1958[14]
  • Characters: Lazarus Long[15]
  • Has edition or translation: Methuselah's Children[16]
  • Number of pages: 188[17]
  • Title: Methuselah's Children[18]
  • Form of creative work: novel[19]

Why It Matters

Methuselah's Children has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Methuselah's Children receive?

Honors received include Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[4].

Related Entities

literary work Robert A. Heinlein United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'ml', 'ru', 'sk', 'sv', 'uk', 'ur']
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  2. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isfdb title id → 1532
    Award received → —
    Goodreads work id → 3255858
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Methuselah's Children"}
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