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The Lesson

1951 play by Eugène Ionesco
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The Lesson

Summary

The Lesson is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lesson authored Eugène Ionesco[3].
  • The Lesson's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Lesson's Commons category is recorded as La Leçon (play)[5].
  • The Lesson's language of work or name is recorded as French[6].
  • The Lesson's country of origin is recorded as France[7].
  • The Lesson's has edition or translation is recorded as La cantatrice chauve La leçon[8].
  • The Lesson's form of creative work is recorded as play[9].
  • The Lesson's form of creative work is recorded as one-act play[10].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Lesson authored Eugène Ionesco[3].

Publication

The Lesson's language of work or name is recorded as French[6].

Why It Matters

The Lesson ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Eugène Ionesco France literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · ~2026-29660-32 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: 1951"
  2. 16d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → Q273819
    Inception → +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Date of first performance → +1951-02-20T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ur */"
  3. 23d ago · Mibominima · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Country of origin → France
    Author → Eugène Ionesco
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: La leçon"
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