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Gilgamesh the King

1984 novel by Robert Silverberg
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Summary

Gilgamesh the King is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gilgamesh the King authored Robert Silverberg[3].
  • Gilgamesh the King's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Gilgamesh the King was published by Arbor House[5].
  • Gilgamesh the King's genre is historical fantasy[6].
  • Gilgamesh the King's genre is fantasy[7].
  • Gilgamesh the King's genre is historical fiction[8].
  • Gilgamesh the King's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Gilgamesh the King's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Gilgamesh the King was released on October 1984[11].
  • Gilgamesh the King's has edition or translation is recorded as Gilgamesh the King[12].
  • Gilgamesh the King's narrative location is recorded as Iraq[13].
  • Gilgamesh the King's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[14].
  • Gilgamesh the King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gilgamesh the King'}[15].
  • Gilgamesh the King's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Gilgamesh the King authored Robert Silverberg[3]. It was published by Arbor House[5].

Publication

Gilgamesh the King was released on October 1984[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include historical fantasy[6], fantasy[7], and historical fiction[8].

Why It Matters

Gilgamesh the King ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Iraq literary work Robert Silverberg United States

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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1984-10-00T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Language of work or name → English
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