The Dain Curse

novel by Dashiell Hammett
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The Dain Curse

Summary

The Dain Curse is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dain Curse authored Dashiell Hammett[3].
  • The Dain Curse's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Dain Curse's genre is crime literature[5].
  • The Dain Curse followed Red Harvest[6].
  • The Dain Curse was followed by The Maltese Falcon[7].
  • The Dain Curse's Commons category is recorded as The Dain Curse (novel)[8].
  • The Dain Curse's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Dain Curse's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Dain Curse was released on 1929[11].
  • The Dain Curse's characters is recorded as The Continental Op[12].
  • The Dain Curse's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dain Curse[13].
  • The Dain Curse's narrative location is recorded as San Francisco[14].
  • The Dain Curse's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Dain Curse'}[15].
  • The Dain Curse's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].
  • The Dain Curse's form of creative work is recorded as serialized fiction[17].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 52403398-5773-450c-bc90-3fe9a54f479f[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Dain Curse authored Dashiell Hammett[3].

Publication

The Dain Curse was released on 1929[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is crime literature[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Dain Curse followed Red Harvest[6]. It was followed by The Maltese Falcon[7].

Why It Matters

The Dain Curse ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre crime literature
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی ڈین کرس]]"
  2. 5w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by The Maltese Falcon
    Publication date +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    Country of origin United States
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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