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It's a Good Life

short story by Jerome Bixby
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It's a Good Life

Summary

It's a Good Life is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's a Good Life authored Jerome Bixby[3].
  • It's a Good Life's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • It's a Good Life's genre is horror literature[5].
  • It's a Good Life's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • It's a Good Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • It's a Good Life was released on 1953[8].
  • It's a Good Life's published in is recorded as The Weird[9].
  • It's a Good Life's published in is recorded as Horror Anthology[10].
  • It's a Good Life's published in is recorded as Wake Up Screaming[11].
  • It's a Good Life's published in is recorded as The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One[12].
  • It's a Good Life's title is recorded as It's a Good Life[13].
  • It's a Good Life's form of creative work is recorded as short story[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

It's a Good Life authored Jerome Bixby[3].

Publication

It's a Good Life was released on 1953[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is horror literature[5].

Why It Matters

It's a Good Life ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).[2]

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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Cantor · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Instance of → literary work
    Librarything work id → 2014573
    Fantlab work id → 70868
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1433]]: [[Q7600879]]"
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