Last and First Men

1930 Olaf Stapledon science fiction novel
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2707204
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Last and First Men

Summary

Last and First Men is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Last and First Men authored Olaf Stapledon[3].
  • Last and First Men's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Last and First Men's publisher is recorded as Methuen Publishing[5].
  • Last and First Men's genre is recorded as future history[6].
  • Last and First Men's genre is recorded as science fiction[7].
  • Last and First Men's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309274305[8].
  • Last and First Men's GND ID is recorded as 1077932669[9].
  • Last and First Men's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Last and First Men's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Last and First Men[12].
  • Last and First Men's publication date is recorded as +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Last and First Men's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hpwz[14].
  • Last and First Men's Open Library ID is recorded as OL9002734M[15].
  • Last and First Men's characters is recorded as Last and First Men human species[16].
  • Last and First Men's has edition or translation is recorded as Last and First Men[17].
  • Last and First Men's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 20872[18].
  • Last and First Men's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 541[19].
  • Last and First Men's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Last-and-First-Men[20].
  • Last and First Men's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Last Men universe[21].
  • Last and First Men's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Last and First Men'}[22].
  • Last and First Men's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Story of the Near and Far Future'}[23].
  • Last and First Men's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1074065[24].
  • Last and First Men's derivative work is recorded as Last and First Men[25].
  • Last and First Men's OCLC work ID is recorded as 570706[26].
  • Last and First Men's FantLab work ID is recorded as 21814[27].

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Works and Contributions

Last and First Men authored Olaf Stapledon[3].

Why It Matters

Last and First Men ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 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.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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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