King Leopold's Ghost

book by Adam Hochschild
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King Leopold's Ghost

Summary

King Leopold's Ghost is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Leopold's Ghost authored Adam Hochschild[3].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • King Leopold's Ghost was published by Mariner Books[5].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's genre is biography[6].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's Commons category is recorded as King Leopold's Ghost[7].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • King Leopold's Ghost was released on 1998[10].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's main subject is Atrocities in the Congo Free State[11].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "King Leopold's Ghost"}[12].
  • King Leopold's Ghost's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa'}[13].

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Designation and Status

King Leopold's Ghost's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

King Leopold's Ghost ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Salwahmagala · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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