The Birds

Summary

The Birds is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,419 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Birds authored Daphne du Maurier^[3].
• The Birds's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Birds's genre is horror literature^[5].
• The Birds's language of work or name is recorded as English^[6].
• The Birds's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[7].
• The Birds was published on 1952^[8].
• The Birds's published in is recorded as The Birds and Other Stories^[9].
• The Birds's published in is recorded as Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters^[10].
• The Birds's published in is recorded as Things with Claws^[11].
• The Birds's published in is recorded as Stories of Suspense^[12].
• The Birds's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Birds'}^[13].
• The Birds's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'On December third, the wind changed overnight and it was winter. Until then the autumn had been mellow, soft. The earth was rich where the plow had turned it.'}^[14].
• The Birds's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'He threw the empty packet onto the fire and watched it burn.'}^[15].
• The Birds's derivative work is recorded as The Birds^[16].
• The Birds's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[17].

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Authorship and Creation

The Birds authored Daphne du Maurier^[3].

Publication

The Birds was published on 1952^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[6]. Its genre is horror literature^[5].

Why It Matters

The Birds ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,419 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]