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The Centurions

1960 novel by Jean Lartéguy
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The Centurions

Summary

The Centurions is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Centurions authored Jean Lartéguy[3].
  • The Centurions's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Centurions's language of work or name is recorded as French[5].
  • The Centurions's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Centurions's country of origin is recorded as France[7].
  • The Centurions was released on 1960[8].
  • The Centurions's translator is recorded as Xan Fielding[9].
  • The Centurions's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Les centurions'}[10].
  • The Centurions's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Centurions'}[11].
  • The Centurions's set in period is recorded as First Indochina War[12].
  • The Centurions's form of creative work is recorded as novel[13].

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Authorship and Creation

The Centurions authored Jean Lartéguy[3].

Publication

The Centurions was released on 1960[8]. Languages include French[5] and English[6].

Why It Matters

The Centurions ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

France literary work

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.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q139898494
    Translator → Xan Fielding
    Instance of → literary work
    Set in period → First Indochina War
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q139898494]]"
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