The Road

2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy
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The Road
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Summary

The Road is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,017 views/month, #102 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Cormac McCarthy[3]
  • Award received: Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5], Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[6], James Tait Black Memorial Prize[7], Believer Book Award[8], Oprah's Book Club[9], Tähtivaeltaja Award[10], Q137449821[11]
  • Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf[12]
  • Genre: post-apocalyptic fiction[13], science fiction[14], dystopian fiction[15]
  • Named after: road[16]
  • Language of work or name: American English[17], English[18]
  • Country of origin: United States[19]
  • Publication date: September 26, 2006[20]
  • Has edition or translation: The Road[21]
  • Nominated for: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[22], National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction[23], Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[24], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[25], Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[26]
  • Title: The Road[27], Die Straße[28], La carretera[29], La Route[30], De weg[31]
  • Last line: In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.[32]
  • Derivative work: The Road[33]
  • Form of creative work: novel[34]

Why It Matters

The Road has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Road receive?

Honors received include Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5], Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[6], and James Tait Black Memorial Prize[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . prixdeslibraires.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] ↑ . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . james-tait-black.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved . james-tait-black.ed.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [11] ↑ . prixdeslibraires.qc.ca. prixdeslibraires.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . gpi.noosfere.org. gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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