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Perdido Street Station

2000 novel by China Miéville
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Summary

Perdido Street Station is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,162 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: China Miéville[3]
  • Award received: NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], Arthur C. Clarke Award[5], Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[6], August Derleth Award[7]
  • Illustrator: Les Edwards[8]
  • Genre: science fiction[9], steampunk[10], weird fiction[11], fantasy[12], science fantasy[13]
  • Follows: King Rat[14]
  • Followed by: The Scar[15]
  • Part of the series: Bas-Lag trilogy[16]
  • Language of work or name: English[17]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[18]
  • Publication date: March 2000[19]
  • Has edition or translation: Perdido Street Station[20], Q122027786[21], Q137507352[22], Q137844380[23]
  • Narrative location: Bas-Lag trilogy[24]
  • Nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Novel[25], BSFA Award for Best Novel[26], Otherwise Award[27], Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[28], World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[29], Nebula Award for Best Novel[30]
  • Title: Perdido Street Station[31]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[32]
  • Form of creative work: novel[33]

Why It Matters

Perdido Street Station has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Perdido Street Station receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], Arthur C. Clarke Award[5], Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[6], and August Derleth Award[7].

Related Entities

China Miéville literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . gpi.noosfere.org. Retrieved . gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . britishfantasysociety.org. Retrieved . britishfantasysociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . otherwiseaward.org. otherwiseaward.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
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