The Greatest Gift

1943 short story by Philip Van Doren Stern
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The Greatest Gift

Summary

The Greatest Gift is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Greatest Gift authored Philip Van Doren Stern[3].
  • The Greatest Gift's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Greatest Gift's genre is recorded as fantasy[5].
  • The Greatest Gift's genre is recorded as Christmas fiction[6].
  • The Greatest Gift's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Greatest Gift's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Greatest Gift[9].
  • The Greatest Gift's publication date is recorded as +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • The Greatest Gift's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d35df[11].
  • The Greatest Gift's Open Library ID is recorded as OL25153742W[12].
  • The Greatest Gift's has edition or translation is recorded as The Greatest Gift[13].
  • The Greatest Gift's narrative location is recorded as Bedford Falls[14].
  • The Greatest Gift's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 98557[15].
  • The Greatest Gift's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Greatest-Gift[16].
  • The Greatest Gift's title is recorded as The Greatest Gift[17].
  • The Greatest Gift's derivative work is recorded as It's a Wonderful Life[18].
  • The Greatest Gift's FantLab work ID is recorded as 764657[19].
  • The Greatest Gift's form of creative work is recorded as short story[20].
  • The Greatest Gift's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 40713186[21].
  • The Greatest Gift's set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[22].

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Works and Contributions

The Greatest Gift authored Philip Van Doren Stern[3].

Why It Matters

The Greatest Gift ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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