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Slan

novel by A. E. van Vogt
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Summary

Slan is a literary work[1]. Slan ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (766 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: A. E. van Vogt[3]
  • Award received: Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel[4]
  • Publisher: Arkham House[5]
  • Genre: science fiction[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: 1946[9]
  • Has edition or translation: Q120730714[10]
  • Title: Slan[11], À la poursuite des Slans[12]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[13]
  • Form of creative work: novel[14]

Why It Matters

Slan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Slan is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

What awards did Slan receive?

Honors received include Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].

Related Entities

A. E. van Vogt literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ro', 'ru', 'sv', 'uk', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 12
    Bookbrainz work id → 7c411036-772a-49b6-bc7a-7df9112d3b13
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → science fiction
    Award received → —
    Publication date → —
    Instance of → literary work
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سلان]]"
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