The Stone Diaries

1993 novel by Carol Shields
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The Stone Diaries

Summary

The Stone Diaries is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Stone Diaries authored Carol Shields[3].
  • The Stone Diaries received the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[4].
  • The Stone Diaries received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[5].
  • The Stone Diaries's instance of is recorded as written work[6].
  • The Stone Diaries was published by Random House[7].
  • The Stone Diaries's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Stone Diaries's country of origin is recorded as Canada[9].
  • The Stone Diaries was released on 1993[10].
  • The Stone Diaries's has edition or translation is recorded as The Stone Diaries[11].
  • The Stone Diaries's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[12].
  • The Stone Diaries's title is recorded as The Stone Diaries[13].
  • The Stone Diaries's first line is recorded as MY MOTHER'S NAME WAS MERCY STONE GOODWILL.[14].
  • The Stone Diaries's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

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Designation and Status

The Stone Diaries's instance of is recorded as written work[6].

Why It Matters

The Stone Diaries ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Stone Diaries receive?

Honors received include Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[4] and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    First line MY MOTHER'S NAME WAS MERCY STONE GOODWILL.
    Has edition or translation The Stone Diaries
    Encyclopædia britannica online id topic/The-Stone-Diaries
    Nominated for Booker Prize
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q139898425]]"
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