Araby

short story by James Joyce
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Araby

Summary

Araby is a literary work[1]. Araby ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Araby authored James Joyce[3].
  • Araby's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Araby followed An Encounter[5].
  • Araby was followed by Eveline[6].
  • Araby's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].
  • Araby's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Araby was published on 1914[9].
  • Araby's published in is recorded as Dubliners[10].
  • Araby's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Araby'}[11].
  • Araby's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free.'}[12].
  • Araby's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.'}[13].
  • Araby's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • Araby's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • Araby's form of creative work is recorded as short story[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Araby authored James Joyce[3].

Publication

Araby was published on 1914[9]. Araby's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Araby's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].

Subject and Themes

Araby's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Araby followed An Encounter[5]. Araby was followed by Eveline[6].

Why It Matters

Araby ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).[2] Araby has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name English
    Form of creative work short story
    Followed by Eveline
    Follows
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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