Effi Briest

1895 novel by Theodor Fontane
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1296168
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Effi Briest

Summary

Effi Briest is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Effi Briest held citizenship in Germany[3].
  • Effi Briest authored Theodor Fontane[4].
  • Effi Briest's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Effi Briest was published by Penguin Classics[6].
  • Effi Briest is associated with the literary realism movement[7].
  • Effi Briest's genre is novela naturalista[8].
  • Effi Briest's genre is social fiction[9].
  • Effi Briest's depicts is recorded as motherhood[10].
  • Effi Briest's depicts is recorded as Theodor Fontane[11].
  • Effi Briest's Commons category is recorded as Effi Briest[12].
  • Effi Briest's language of work or name is recorded as German[13].
  • Effi Briest's country of origin is recorded as Germany[14].
  • Effi Briest's characters is recorded as Effi Briest[15].
  • Effi Briest's characters is recorded as Geert von Innstetten[16].
  • Effi Briest's characters is recorded as Major Crampas[17].
  • Effi Briest's characters is recorded as Luise von Briest[18].
  • Effi Briest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126835018[19].
  • Effi Briest's narrative location is recorded as Berlin[20].
  • Effi Briest's narrative location is recorded as Pomerania[21].
  • Effi Briest's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Effi Briest[22].
  • Effi Briest's main subject is sexual morality[23].
  • Effi Briest's main subject is mores[24].
  • Effi Briest's main subject is love[25].
  • Effi Briest's main subject is marriage[26].
  • Effi Briest's main subject is career[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Effi Briest authored Theodor Fontane[4]. It was published by Penguin Classics[6].

Publication

Effi Briest's language of work or name is recorded as German[13]. Genres include novela naturalista[8] and social fiction[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include sexual morality[23], mores[24], love[25], marriage[26], career[27], and guilt[28]. Effi Briest is associated with the literary realism movement[7].

Why It Matters

Effi Briest ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . 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.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement literary realism
    Depicts motherhood, Theodor Fontane
    Narrative location Berlin, Pomerania
    Author Theodor Fontane
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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