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The Fifty Year Sword

2005 novel by Mark Z. Danielewski
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The Fifty Year Sword

Summary

The Fifty Year Sword is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fifty Year Sword authored Mark Z. Danielewski[3].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Fifty Year Sword was published by De Bezige Bij[5].
  • The Fifty Year Sword followed The Whalestoe Letters[6].
  • The Fifty Year Sword was followed by Only Revolutions[7].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch[8].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands[10].
  • The Fifty Year Sword was published on October 31, 2005[11].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's title is recorded as Het Vijftig Jaars Zwaard[12].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's title is recorded as The Fifty Year Sword[13].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's form of creative work is recorded as short story[15].
  • The Fifty Year Sword's form of creative work is recorded as novella[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fifty Year Sword authored Mark Z. Danielewski[3]. It was published by De Bezige Bij[5].

Publication

The Fifty Year Sword was published on October 31, 2005[11]. Languages include Dutch[8] and English[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Fifty Year Sword followed The Whalestoe Letters[6]. It was followed by Only Revolutions[7].

Why It Matters

The Fifty Year Sword ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2]

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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Mark Z. Danielewski
    Publication date → +2005-10-31T00:00:00Z
    Isfdb title id → 1488216
    Penguin random house work id → 219725
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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