Flatland

1884 novella by Edwin Abbott Abbott
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Flatland

Summary

Flatland is a literary work[1]. Flatland ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,072 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flatland authored Edwin Abbott Abbott[3].
  • Flatland's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Flatland's illustrator is recorded as Edwin Abbott Abbott[5].
  • Flatland's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Flatland's genre is mathematical fiction[7].
  • Flatland's genre is satirical fiction[8].
  • Flatland's Commons category is recorded as Flatland (novella)[9].
  • Flatland's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Flatland's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Flatland's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • January 1, 1884 marks the founding of Flatland[13].
  • Flatland was published on 1884[14].
  • Flatland's characters is recorded as A. Square[15].
  • Flatland's has edition or translation is recorded as Flatland, 1st edition[16].
  • Flatland's has edition or translation is recorded as Flatland[17].
  • Flatland's has edition or translation is recorded as The Annotated Flatland[18].
  • Flatland's has edition or translation is recorded as Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions[19].
  • Flatland's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138507168[20].
  • Flatland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flatland (novella)[21].
  • Flatland's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flatland'}[22].
  • Flatland's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://literature.stackexchange.com/tags/flatland[23].
  • Flatland's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Romance of Many Dimensions'}[24].
  • Flatland's derivative work is recorded as Flatterland[25].
  • Flatland's derivative work is recorded as Sphereland[26].
  • Flatland's derivative work is recorded as Spaceland[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Flatland authored Edwin Abbott Abbott[3].

Publication

Flatland was published on 1884[14]. Flatland's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include science fiction[6], mathematical fiction[7], and satirical fiction[8].

Why It Matters

Flatland ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,072 views/month).[2] Flatland has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Flatland is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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