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A Short History of Decay

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A Short History of Decay

Summary

A Short History of Decay is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Short History of Decay authored Emil Cioran[3].
  • A Short History of Decay's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • A Short History of Decay's genre is essay[5].
  • A Short History of Decay's language of work or name is recorded as French[6].
  • A Short History of Decay was released on 1949[7].
  • A Short History of Decay's translator is recorded as Richard Howard[8].
  • A Short History of Decay's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Précis de décomposition'}[9].

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Designation and Status

A Short History of Decay's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

A Short History of Decay ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Related Entities

Emil Cioran

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Author → Emil Cioran
    Genre → essay
    Open library id → OL1407417W
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL1407417W, add claims: P648"
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