Firestarter

1980 novel by Stephen King
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Firestarter
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Firestarter

Summary

Firestarter is a literary work[1]. Firestarter ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Firestarter authored Stephen King[3].
  • Firestarter's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Firestarter was published by Viking Press[5].
  • Firestarter's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Firestarter's genre is horror literature[7].
  • Firestarter's genre is thriller[8].
  • Firestarter's genre is fantasy[9].
  • Firestarter's Commons category is recorded as Firestarter (novel)[10].
  • Firestarter's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Firestarter's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Firestarter was released on September 29, 1980[13].
  • Firestarter's has edition or translation is recorded as Firestarter[14].
  • Firestarter's has edition or translation is recorded as Firestarter[15].
  • Firestarter's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121975318[16].
  • Firestarter's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122111844[17].
  • Firestarter's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122124021[18].
  • Firestarter's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[19].
  • Firestarter's nominated for is recorded as August Derleth Award[20].
  • Firestarter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Firestarter'}[21].
  • Firestarter's different from is recorded as Firestarter[22].
  • Firestarter's derivative work is recorded as Firestarter[23].
  • Firestarter's derivative work is recorded as Firestarter[24].
  • Firestarter's form of creative work is recorded as novel[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Firestarter authored Stephen King[3]. Firestarter was published by Viking Press[5].

Publication

Firestarter was published on September 29, 1980[13]. Firestarter's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include science fiction[6], horror literature[7], thriller[8], and fantasy[9].

Why It Matters

Firestarter ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).[2] Firestarter has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Firestarter is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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