Shrek!

book by William Steig
VisualArtwork literary_work Q920424
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Shrek!

Summary

Shrek! is a literary work[1]. Shrek! ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shrek! authored William Steig[3].
  • Shrek!'s instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Shrek!'s illustrator is recorded as William Steig[5].
  • Shrek! was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux[6].
  • Shrek!'s genre is fairy tale[7].
  • Shrek!'s genre is children's literature[8].
  • Shrek!'s language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Shrek!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Shrek! was published on 1990[11].
  • Shrek!'s characters is recorded as Shrek[12].
  • Shrek!'s has edition or translation is recorded as Shrek![13].
  • Shrek!'s main subject is ogre[14].
  • Shrek!'s number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+30'}[15].
  • Shrek!'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shrek!'}[16].
  • Shrek!'s intended public is recorded as child[17].
  • Shrek!'s derivative work is recorded as Shrek[18].
  • Shrek!'s form of creative work is recorded as picture book[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shrek! authored William Steig[3]. Shrek! was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux[6].

Publication

Shrek! was released on 1990[11]. Shrek!'s language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include fairy tale[7] and children's literature[8].

Subject and Themes

Shrek!'s main subject is ogre[14].

Why It Matters

Shrek! ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2] Shrek! has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intended public child
    Number of pages {'amount': '+30'}
    Aliases
    Publication date +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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