The Body

novella by Stephen King
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The Body

Summary

The Body is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,427 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Body authored Stephen King[3].
  • The Body's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Body was published by Viking Press[5].
  • The Body followed Apt Pupil[6].
  • The Body was followed by The Breathing Method[7].
  • The Body's language of work or name is recorded as American English[8].
  • The Body's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • The Body was published on January 1, 1982[10].
  • The Body's narrative location is recorded as Castle Rock[11].
  • The Body's published in is recorded as Different Seasons[12].
  • The Body's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Body'}[13].
  • The Body's set in period is recorded as 1960[14].
  • The Body's derivative work is recorded as Stand by Me[15].
  • The Body's form of creative work is recorded as novella[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1fd9b13-2473-4152-846c-7d90749bbe8e[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Body authored Stephen King[3]. It was published by Viking Press[5].

Publication

The Body was released on January 1, 1982[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Body followed Apt Pupil[6]. It was followed by The Breathing Method[7].

Why It Matters

The Body ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,427 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

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] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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