The Hanging Stranger

Summary

The Hanging Stranger is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Hanging Stranger authored Philip K. Dick^[3].
• The Hanging Stranger's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Hanging Stranger's language of work or name is recorded as American English^[5].
• The Hanging Stranger was released on December 1953^[6].
• The Hanging Stranger's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hanging Stranger^[7].
• The Hanging Stranger's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Hanging Stranger'}^[8].
• The Hanging Stranger's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Five o'clock Ed Loyce washed up, tossed on his hat and coat, got his car out and headed across town toward his TV sales store."}^[9].
• The Hanging Stranger's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And the strange part was that nobody else seemed to notice it.'}^[10].
• The Hanging Stranger's derivative work is recorded as Electric Dreams^[11].
• The Hanging Stranger's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[12].
• The Hanging Stranger's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[13].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[14]

• MusicBrainz ID: 273e883e-419b-4e45-9353-b54bb25a274a^[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hanging Stranger authored Philip K. Dick^[3].

Publication

The Hanging Stranger was released on December 1953^[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English^[5].

Why It Matters

The Hanging Stranger ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]