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The Last World

novel by Christoph Ransmayr
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The Last World

Summary

The Last World is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Last World authored Christoph Ransmayr[3].
  • The Last World's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Last World's genre is alternate history novel[5].
  • The Last World's depicts is recorded as Metamorphoses[6].
  • The Last World's depicts is recorded as doomsday[7].
  • The Last World's language of work or name is recorded as German[8].
  • The Last World's country of origin is recorded as Austria[9].
  • The Last World was published on January 1, 1988[10].
  • The Last World's translator is recorded as John E. Woods[11].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Alcyone[12].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Arachne[13].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Augustus[14].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Battus[15].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Ceyx[16].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Cyane[17].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Cyparissus[18].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Echo[19].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Pheme[20].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Itys[21].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Lycaon[22].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Procne[23].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Ovid[24].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Proserpina[25].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Pythagoras[26].
  • The Last World's characters is recorded as Tereus[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Last World authored Christoph Ransmayr[3].

Publication

The Last World was released on January 1, 1988[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[8]. Its genre is alternate history novel[5].

Why It Matters

The Last World has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Augustus Austria Constanța literary work Metamorphoses Ovid Pythagoras

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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 14472157k
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  2. 10w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → —
    Language of work or name → German
    Country of origin → Austria
    Depicts → Metamorphoses, doomsday
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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