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The Fifth Head of Cerberus

1972 novel by Gene Wolfe, collection of three novellas
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The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Summary

The Fifth Head of Cerberus is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus authored Gene Wolfe[3].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's publisher is recorded as Charles Scribner's Sons[5].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's genre is recorded as science fiction[6].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's based on is recorded as The Fifth Head of Cerberus[7].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's has part is recorded as The Fifth Head of Cerberus[10].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's has part is recorded as "A Story" by John V. Marsch[11].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's has part is recorded as V. R. T.[12].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's publication date is recorded as +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09j3gy[14].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's Open Library ID is recorded as OL14871904W[15].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's has edition or translation is recorded as The Fifth Head of Cerberus[16].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122849026[17].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's has edition or translation is recorded as The Fifth Head of Cerberus[18].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 21161[19].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1957[20].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novel[21].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Fifth Head of Cerberus'}[22].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Cinquième Tête de Cerbère'}[23].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der fünfte Kopf des Zerberus'}[24].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'La quinta cabeza de Cerbero'}[25].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q149537', 'amount': '+3'}[26].
  • The Fifth Head of Cerberus's OCLC work ID is recorded as 1396157[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Fifth Head of Cerberus authored Gene Wolfe[3].

Why It Matters

The Fifth Head of Cerberus ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Gene Wolfe literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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.

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