Death of a Salesman

1949 play by Arthur Miller
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Death of a Salesman

Summary

Death of a Salesman is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,903 views/month, #41 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Death of a Salesman authored Arthur Miller[3].
  • Death of a Salesman received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[4].
  • Death of a Salesman's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Death of a Salesman's genre is tragedy[6].
  • Death of a Salesman's Commons category is recorded as Death of a Salesman[7].
  • Death of a Salesman's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Death of a Salesman's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Death of a Salesman was released on 1949[10].
  • Death of a Salesman's characters is recorded as Willy Loman[11].
  • Death of a Salesman's characters is recorded as Linda Loman[12].
  • Death of a Salesman's characters is recorded as Biff Loman[13].
  • Death of a Salesman's characters is recorded as Happy Loman[14].
  • Death of a Salesman's has edition or translation is recorded as Diwedd dyn bach (Death of a salesman)[15].
  • Death of a Salesman's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138411221[16].
  • Death of a Salesman's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515495[17].
  • Death of a Salesman's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138846147[18].
  • Death of a Salesman's narrative location is recorded as Brooklyn[19].
  • Death of a Salesman's date of first performance is recorded as February 10, 1949[20].
  • Death of a Salesman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Death of a Salesman'}[21].
  • Death of a Salesman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tod eines Handlungsreisenden'}[22].
  • Death of a Salesman's location of first performance is recorded as Broadway theatre[23].
  • Death of a Salesman's form of creative work is recorded as play[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Death of a Salesman authored Arthur Miller[3].

Publication

Death of a Salesman was published on 1949[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is tragedy[6].

Reception

Death of a Salesman received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[4].

Why It Matters

Death of a Salesman ranks in the top 0.14% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,903 views/month, #41 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did Death of a Salesman receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Drama[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . National Library of Wales Catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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