The Eye

novella by Vladimir Nabokov
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2354427
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The Eye

Summary

The Eye is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Eye authored Vladimir Nabokov[3].
  • The Eye's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Eye's genre is realism[5].
  • The Eye followed The Defense[6].
  • The Eye was followed by Glory[7].
  • The Eye's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[8].
  • The Eye's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Eye was published on 1930[10].
  • The Eye's translator is recorded as Dmitri Nabokov[11].
  • The Eye's narrative location is recorded as Berlin[12].
  • The Eye's published in is recorded as Sovremennye zapiski[13].
  • The Eye's published in is recorded as The Eye[14].
  • The Eye's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Соглядатай'}[15].
  • The Eye's narrator is recorded as unreliable narrator[16].
  • The Eye's form of creative work is recorded as novella[17].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2c55155c-c4e0-473e-8ce1-17fb19f8542b[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Eye authored Vladimir Nabokov[3].

Publication

The Eye was published on 1930[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[8]. Its genre is realism[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Eye followed The Defense[6]. It was followed by Glory[7].

Why It Matters

The Eye ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name Russian
    Genre
    Country of origin United States
    Form of creative work novella
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