The Blind Assassin

2000 novel by Margaret Atwood
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1198405
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

The Blind Assassin

Summary

The Blind Assassin is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Blind Assassin authored Margaret Atwood[3].
  • The Blind Assassin received the Booker Prize[4].
  • The Blind Assassin received the Hammett Prize[5].
  • The Blind Assassin's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Blind Assassin was published by McClelland & Stewart[7].
  • The Blind Assassin's genre is historical fiction[8].
  • The Blind Assassin's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Blind Assassin's country of origin is recorded as Canada[10].
  • The Blind Assassin was published on September 2, 2000[11].
  • The Blind Assassin's has edition or translation is recorded as The Blind Assassin[12].
  • The Blind Assassin's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117280183[13].
  • The Blind Assassin's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117281236[14].
  • The Blind Assassin's has edition or translation is recorded as The Blind Assassin[15].
  • The Blind Assassin's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137854234[16].
  • The Blind Assassin's nominated for is recorded as Dublin Literary Award[17].
  • The Blind Assassin's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Blind Assassin'}[18].
  • The Blind Assassin's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Blind Assassin authored Margaret Atwood[3]. It was published by McClelland & Stewart[7].

Publication

The Blind Assassin was published on September 2, 2000[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is historical fiction[8].

Reception

Awards received include Booker Prize[4], a literary award[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1969[22], headquartered in London[23] and Hammett Prize[5], a literary award[24], in United States[25], founded in 1991[26].

Why It Matters

The Blind Assassin ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Blind Assassin receive?

Honors received include Booker Prize[4] and Hammett Prize[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Blind Assassin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blind-assassin
MLA “The Blind Assassin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blind-assassin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-blind-assassin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Blind Assassin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blind-assassin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): The Blind Assassin — https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blind-assassin (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-blind-assassin · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id 16598893p
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P268]]: 16598893p, add claims: P268"
  2. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name English
    Publisher McClelland & Stewart
    Genre
    Country of origin Canada
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی بلائنڈ اسیسین]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.