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Tales of the Unexpected

1979 short story collection by Roald Dahl
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Tales of the Unexpected

Summary

Tales of the Unexpected is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tales of the Unexpected authored Roald Dahl[3].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Tales of the Unexpected was published by Michael Joseph[5].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's genre is thriller[6].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's genre is Conte cruel[7].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Tales of the Unexpected was published on 1979[10].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's has edition or translation is recorded as Tales of the Unexpected[11].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tales of the Unexpected'}[12].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's derivative work is recorded as Tales of the Unexpected[13].
  • Tales of the Unexpected's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Tales of the Unexpected authored Roald Dahl[3]. It was published by Michael Joseph[5].

Publication

Tales of the Unexpected was released on 1979[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Genres include thriller[6] and Conte cruel[7].

Why It Matters

Tales of the Unexpected ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

literary work Roald Dahl United Kingdom

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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