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The Back of the Turtle

2014 novel by Thomas King
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Summary

The Back of the Turtle is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • Author: Thomas King[2]
  • Award received: Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[3]
  • Publisher: Doubleday Canada[4]
  • Genre: fiction literature[5], Indigenous literature[6], fantasy[7], Canadian literature[8]
  • Page(s): 518[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Country of origin: Canada[11]
  • Publication date: 2014[12]
  • Title: The Back of the Turtle[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Unmasking Violence: Artists Imagining Finer Futurities[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

FAQs

What awards did The Back of the Turtle receive?

Honors received include Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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