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The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear

1999 fantasy novel by Walter Moers
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The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear

Summary

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear authored Walter Moers[3].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's illustrator is recorded as Walter Moers[5].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's part of the series is recorded as Zamonien-Zyklus[7].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's place of publication is recorded as Germany[8].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear is part of Zamonien-Zyklus[9].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's language of work or name is recorded as German[10].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's country of origin is recorded as Germany[11].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear was released on 1999[12].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's translator is recorded as John Brownjohn[13].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's characters is recorded as Captain Bluebear[14].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's narrative location is recorded as Zamonia[15].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die 13½ Leben des Käpt’n Blaubär'}[16].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': "Die dreizehneinhalb Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär"}[17].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear'}[18].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': "De 13 1/2 levens van kap'tein Blauwbeer"}[19].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': '13 1/2 zivljenj kapitana Sinjedlakca'}[20].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kaptajn Bl°abjørns 13 1/2 liv'}[21].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kaptein Bl°abjørns 13 1/2 liv'}[22].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Las 13 vidas y media del Capitán Osoazul'}[23].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': '13 1/2 zycia kapitana Niebieskiego Misia'}[24].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': '13 1/2 ziznej kapitana po imeni Sinij Medved'}[25].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kapten Sinikaru 13 ja ź elu'}[26].
  • The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Kapteina Zila laca 13 1/2 dzives'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear authored Walter Moers[3].

Publication

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear was published on 1999[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as Germany[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[10]. Its genre is fantasy[6]. It is part of Zamonien-Zyklus[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Zamonien-Zyklus[7].

Subject and Themes

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear's part of the series is recorded as Zamonien-Zyklus[7].

Why It Matters

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Germany literary work

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] ↑ . zamonien.fandom.com. zamonien.fandom.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . zamonien.fandom.com. zamonien.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of publication → Germany
    Aliases → —
    Publication date → +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → Germany
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی 13½ لائفز آف کیپٹن بلیوبیئر]]"
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