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The Devil to Pay in the Backlands

1956 novel by Guimarães Rosa
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The Devil to Pay in the Backlands

Summary

The Devil to Pay in the Backlands is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands authored Guimarães Rosa[3].
  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands's language of work or name is recorded as Portuguese[5].
  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands's country of origin is recorded as Brazil[6].
  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands was published on 1956[7].
  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands's narrative location is recorded as Sertão[8].
  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[9].
  • The Devil to Pay in the Backlands's form of creative work is recorded as novel[10].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Devil to Pay in the Backlands authored Guimarães Rosa[3].

Publication

The Devil to Pay in the Backlands was released on 1956[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Portuguese[5].

Why It Matters

The Devil to Pay in the Backlands ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Brazil Guimarães Rosa literary work

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1Z5FVm
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  2. 15w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Publication date → —
    Country of origin → —
    Narrative location → Sertão
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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