Cards on the Table

1936 novel by Agatha Christie
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Cards on the Table

Summary

Cards on the Table is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cards on the Table authored Agatha Christie[3].
  • Cards on the Table's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Cards on the Table was published by Collins Crime Club[5].
  • Cards on the Table's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • Cards on the Table followed Murder in Mesopotamia[7].
  • Cards on the Table was followed by Murder in the Mews[8].
  • Cards on the Table's part of the series is recorded as canon of Hercule Poirot[9].
  • Cards on the Table's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Cards on the Table's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Cards on the Table was published on November 2, 1936[12].
  • Cards on the Table's characters is recorded as Hercule Poirot[13].
  • Cards on the Table's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133272404[14].
  • Cards on the Table's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Agatha Christie's fictional universe[15].
  • Cards on the Table's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cards on the Table'}[16].
  • Cards on the Table's derivative work is recorded as Cards on the Table[17].
  • Cards on the Table's derivative work is recorded as Chorabali[18].
  • Cards on the Table's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f94271b9-11b2-4499-9519-4e52e946afc1[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cards on the Table authored Agatha Christie[3]. It was published by Collins Crime Club[5].

Publication

Cards on the Table was published on November 2, 1936[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is detective fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as canon of Hercule Poirot[9].

Subject and Themes

Cards on the Table's part of the series is recorded as canon of Hercule Poirot[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cards on the Table followed Murder in Mesopotamia[7]. It was followed by Murder in the Mews[8].

Why It Matters

Cards on the Table ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Takes place in fictional universe Agatha Christie's fictional universe
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