Confessions of Felix Krull

1954 novel by Thomas Mann
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Confessions of Felix Krull

Summary

Confessions of Felix Krull is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Confessions of Felix Krull authored Thomas Mann[3].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's genre is picaresque novel[5].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's genre is confessional fiction[6].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's genre is adventure fiction[7].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's language of work or name is recorded as German[8].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's country of origin is recorded as Germany[9].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull was released on 1954[10].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's narrative location is recorded as Rheingau[11].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's narrative location is recorded as Frankfurt[12].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's narrative location is recorded as Paris[13].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's narrative location is recorded as Lisbon[14].
  • From my Life : Poetry and Truth inspired Confessions of Felix Krull[15].
  • Georges Manolescu inspired Confessions of Felix Krull[16].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull'}[17].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bekentenissen van den oplichter Felix Krull'}[18].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Niebieski ptak'}[19].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Egy szélhámos vallomásai'}[20].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Confesiones del aventurero Felix Krull'}[21].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "Le confessioni di un cavaliere d'industria"}[22].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Plattenslageren'}[23].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Svindlaren Felix Krulls bekännelser'}[24].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Felix Krull'}[25].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Confessions of Felix Krull, confidence man'}[26].
  • Confessions of Felix Krull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'Widduj¯ej haharpatqan F¯eliks Qr¯ul'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f9404494-0002-40d6-b3e9-80f9a04e7a51[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Confessions of Felix Krull authored Thomas Mann[3].

Publication

Confessions of Felix Krull was published on 1954[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[8]. Genres include picaresque novel[5], confessional fiction[6], and adventure fiction[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by From my Life : Poetry and Truth[15], a literary work[30], founded in 1900[31], written by Q5879[32] and Georges Manolescu[16], a writer[33], 1871–1908[34], of Romania[35].

Why It Matters

Confessions of Felix Krull ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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