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The Last Battle

fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis
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The Last Battle

Summary

The Last Battle is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.84% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,398 views/month, #240 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Last Battle authored C. S. Lewis[3].
  • The Last Battle received the Carnegie Medal[4].
  • The Last Battle's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Last Battle's illustrator is recorded as Pauline Baynes[6].
  • The Last Battle's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Last Battle's genre is high fantasy[8].
  • The Last Battle's genre is children's fiction[9].
  • The Last Battle followed The Magician's Nephew[10].
  • The Last Battle followed The Silver Chair[11].
  • The Last Battle's part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Narnia[12].
  • The Last Battle's language of work or name is recorded as British English[13].
  • The Last Battle's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Last Battle's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • The Last Battle was released on September 4, 1956[16].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Digory Kirke[17].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Polly Plummer[18].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Peter Pevensie[19].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Lucy Pevensie[20].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Edmund Pevensie[21].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Eustace Scrubb[22].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Jill Pole[23].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Puzzle[24].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Shift[25].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Tirian[26].
  • The Last Battle's characters is recorded as Jewel[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 18d9a56a-4480-4e37-ad81-e933514834dd[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Last Battle authored C. S. Lewis[3].

Publication

The Last Battle was released on September 4, 1956[16]. Languages include British English[13] and English[14]. Genres include fantasy[7], high fantasy[8], and children's fiction[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Narnia[12].

Subject and Themes

The Last Battle's main subject is Narnia[30]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Chronicles of Narnia[12].

Reception

The Last Battle received the Carnegie Medal[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Book of Revelation inspired The Last Battle[31]. Predecessors include The Magician's Nephew[10] and The Silver Chair[11].

Why It Matters

The Last Battle ranks in the top 0.84% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,398 views/month, #240 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Last Battle receive?

Honors received include Carnegie Medal[4].

Related Entities

Book of Revelation C. S. Lewis literary work The Magician's Nephew The Silver Chair United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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