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The Book of Swindles

Chinese short story collection about fraud
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The Book of Swindles

Summary

The Book of Swindles is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Book of Swindles authored Zhang Yingyu[3].
  • The Book of Swindles's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Book of Swindles was edited by Zhang Yingyu[5].
  • The Book of Swindles's place of publication is recorded as Fujian[6].
  • The Book of Swindles's language of work or name is recorded as Mandarin[7].
  • The Book of Swindles's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[8].
  • The Book of Swindles's country of origin is recorded as Ming dynasty[9].
  • The Book of Swindles was released on 1617[10].
  • The Book of Swindles's main subject is fraud[11].
  • The Book of Swindles's title is recorded as 江湖歷覽杜騙新書[12].
  • The Book of Swindles's copyright status is recorded as public domain[13].
  • The Book of Swindles's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • The Book of Swindles's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[15].

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Authorship and Creation

The Book of Swindles authored Zhang Yingyu[3]. It was edited by Zhang Yingyu[5].

Publication

The Book of Swindles was published on 1617[10]. Its place of publication is recorded as Fujian[6]. Languages include Mandarin[7] and Chinese[8].

Subject and Themes

The Book of Swindles's main subject is fraud[11].

Why It Matters

The Book of Swindles ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1617-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Form of creative work → short story collection
    Open library id → OL21158770W
    Wikidata description → Chinese short story collection about fraud
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL21158770W, add claims: P648"
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