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Father Christmas

novel by Raymond Briggs
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Father Christmas

Summary

Father Christmas is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Father Christmas authored Raymond Briggs[3].
  • Father Christmas's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Father Christmas's illustrator is recorded as Raymond Briggs[5].
  • Father Christmas was published by Hamish Hamilton[6].
  • Father Christmas's genre is graphic novel[7].
  • Father Christmas's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Father Christmas's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Father Christmas was released on 1973[10].
  • Father Christmas's has edition or translation is recorded as Father Christmas[11].
  • Father Christmas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Father Christmas'}[12].
  • Father Christmas's intended public is recorded as child[13].
  • Father Christmas's derivative work is recorded as Father Christmas[14].
  • Father Christmas's set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da694213-ffce-472d-9719-bb95d8cf47fb[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Father Christmas authored Raymond Briggs[3]. It was published by Hamish Hamilton[6].

Publication

Father Christmas was published on 1973[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is graphic novel[7].

Why It Matters

Father Christmas ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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