The Deluge
1886 novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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Summary
The Deluge is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,365 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Henryk Sienkiewicz[3]
- Genre: historical fiction[4]
- Follows: With Fire and Sword[5]
- Followed by: Fire in the Steppe[6]
- Part of the series: The Trilogy[7]
- Commons category: Potop (Sienkiewicz)[8]
- Language of work or name: Polish[9]
- Country of origin: Poland[10]
- Inception: 1884[11]
- Publication date: 1886[12]
- Translator: Jeremiah Curtin[13]
- Characters: Onufry Zagłoba[14], Q117821360[15], Q11750775[16], Q11731882[17], Andrzej Kmicic[18], Helena Kurcewiczówna[19], Roch Kowalski[20], Aleksandra Billewiczówna[21]
- Has edition or translation: Potop[22]
- Narrative location: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[23], Tykocin[24], Tykocin Castle[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Potop (Sienkiewicz)[26]
- Work available at URL: https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/sienkiew/sintflut/sintflut.html[27]
- Published in: Czas[28]
- Title: Potop[29]
- Different from: Potop[30]
- First line: Był na Żmudzi ród możny Billewiczów, od Mendoga się wywodzący, wielce skoligacony i w całem Rosieńskiem nad wszystkie inne szanowany.[31]
- Copyright status: public domain[32]
- Form of creative work: novel[33]
Why It Matters
The Deluge has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]