Second Variety

novelette by Philip K. Dick
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Second Variety

Summary

Second Variety is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Second Variety authored Philip K. Dick[3].
  • Second Variety's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Second Variety's genre is science fiction[5].
  • Second Variety's language of work or name is recorded as American English[6].
  • Second Variety's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • January 1, 1952 marks the founding of Second Variety[8].
  • Second Variety was published on May 1953[9].
  • Second Variety's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Second Variety'}[10].
  • Second Variety's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Russian soldier made his way nervously up the ragged side of the hill, holding his gun ready.'}[11].
  • Second Variety's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'They were already beginning to design weapons to use against each other.'}[12].
  • Second Variety's derivative work is recorded as Screamers[13].
  • Second Variety's derivative work is recorded as Screamers: The Hunting[14].
  • Second Variety's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • Second Variety's form of creative work is recorded as novelette[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Second Variety authored Philip K. Dick[3].

Publication

Second Variety was released on May 1953[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[6]. Its genre is science fiction[5].

Why It Matters

Second Variety ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

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] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . philipkdick.com. Retrieved . philipkdick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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