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non-fiction

type of works in contrast to fictional ones
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non-fiction

Summary

non-fiction is a genre[1]. non-fiction draws 547 Wikipedia views per month (genre category, ranking #13 of 119).[2]

Key Facts

  • non-fiction's instance of is recorded as genre[3].
  • non-fiction is a type of work[4].
  • non-fiction's Commons category is recorded as Non-fiction[5].
  • non-fiction's said to be the same as is recorded as non-fiction literature genre[6].
  • non-fiction is the opposite of fiction[7].
  • non-fiction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Non-fiction[8].
  • non-fiction's partially coincident with is recorded as reportage[9].
  • non-fiction's different from is recorded as non-fiction literature[10].

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Definition and Type

non-fiction's instance of is recorded as genre[3]. non-fiction is a type of work[4]. non-fiction is the opposite of fiction[7].

Why It Matters

non-fiction draws 547 Wikipedia views per month (genre category, ranking #13 of 119).[2] non-fiction has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] non-fiction is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Sofie Geneea · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iab code → 648
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5250]]: 648"
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