The Black Obelisk

1956 novel by Erich Maria Remarque
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1199598
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The Black Obelisk

Summary

The Black Obelisk is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Black Obelisk authored Erich Maria Remarque[3].
  • The Black Obelisk's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Black Obelisk's GND ID is recorded as 4435968-8[5].
  • The Black Obelisk's language of work or name is recorded as German[6].
  • +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Black Obelisk[7].
  • The Black Obelisk's publication date is recorded as +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • The Black Obelisk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06bn85d[9].
  • The Black Obelisk's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1209280W[10].
  • The Black Obelisk's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 1030655[11].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der schwarze Obelisk'}[12].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "L'obelisco nero"}[13].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "L'obélisque noir"}[14].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'O obelisco negro'}[15].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Obeliscul negru'}[16].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The black obelisk'}[17].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Den sorte obelisk'}[18].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Den svarta obelisken'}[19].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De zwarte obelisk'}[20].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Czarny obelisk'}[21].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Černyj obelisk'}[22].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Čierny obelisk'}[23].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Černý obelisk'}[24].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Čornyj obelisk'}[25].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Černijat obelisk'}[26].
  • The Black Obelisk's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'Crni obelisk'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Black Obelisk authored Erich Maria Remarque[3].

Why It Matters

The Black Obelisk ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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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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    Inception +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z
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