Needful Things

1991 novel by Stephen King
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Needful Things

Summary

Needful Things is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Needful Things authored Stephen King[3].
  • Needful Things's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Needful Things was published by Viking Press[5].
  • Needful Things's genre is horror fiction[6].
  • Needful Things's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • Needful Things's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Needful Things's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Needful Things was released on October 1991[10].
  • Needful Things's has edition or translation is recorded as Needful Things[11].
  • Needful Things's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122076884[12].
  • Needful Things's narrative location is recorded as Castle Rock[13].
  • Needful Things's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Horror Novel[14].
  • Needful Things's nominated for is recorded as Bram Stoker Award for Novel[15].
  • Needful Things's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Needful Things'}[16].
  • Needful Things's derivative work is recorded as Needful Things[17].
  • Needful Things's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].

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Authorship and Creation

Needful Things authored Stephen King[3]. It was published by Viking Press[5].

Publication

Needful Things was published on October 1991[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Genres include horror fiction[6] and crime fiction[7].

Why It Matters

Needful Things ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,192 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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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] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . bramstokerawards.horror.org. bramstokerawards.horror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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