The Double

1846 book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1192975
The Double
Fyodor Dostoyevsky · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Double

Summary

The Double is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Double authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3].
  • The Double's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Double followed Poor Folk[5].
  • The Double was followed by Netochka Nezvanova[6].
  • The Double's Commons category is recorded as The Double[7].
  • The Double's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[8].
  • The Double's country of origin is recorded as Russian Empire[9].
  • +1845-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Double[10].
  • The Double was published on +1846-02-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Double's translator is recorded as Constance Garnett[12].
  • The Double's characters is recorded as Q29561715[13].
  • The Double's has edition or translation is recorded as Q90732098[14].
  • The Double's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Double[15].
  • The Double's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/dostojew/doppelga/doppelga.html[16].
  • The Double's published in is recorded as Otechestvennye Zapiski[17].
  • The Double's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Двойник'}[18].
  • The Double's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Петербургская поэма'}[19].
  • The Double's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ένα ποίημα της Πετρούπολης'}[20].
  • The Double's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Было без малого восемь часов утра, когда титулярный советник Яков Петрович Голядкин очнулся после долгого сна, зевнул, потянулся и открыл наконец совершенно глаза свои.'}[21].
  • The Double's derivative work is recorded as Partner[22].
  • The Double's derivative work is recorded as The Double[23].
  • The Double's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • The Double's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].
  • The Double's narrative motif is recorded as doppelgänger[26].
  • The Double's form of creative work is recorded as novella[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Double authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3].

Publication

The Double was published on +1846-02-01T00:00:00Z[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Double followed Poor Folk[5]. It was followed by Netochka Nezvanova[6].

Why It Matters

The Double ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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.
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  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] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Dostoevsky. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Author Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    Narrative motif doppelgänger
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