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The Lottery in Babylon

short story by Jorge Luis Borges
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Summary

The Lottery in Babylon is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lottery in Babylon authored Jorge Luis Borges[3].
  • The Lottery in Babylon's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Lottery in Babylon's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[5].
  • The Lottery in Babylon's country of origin is recorded as Argentina[6].
  • The Lottery in Babylon's published in is recorded as The Garden of Forking Paths[7].
  • The Lottery in Babylon's published in is recorded as Sur[8].
  • The Lottery in Babylon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'La lotería en Babilonia'}[9].
  • The Lottery in Babylon's form of creative work is recorded as short story[10].

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Authorship and Creation

The Lottery in Babylon authored Jorge Luis Borges[3].

Publication

The Lottery in Babylon's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[5].

Why It Matters

The Lottery in Babylon ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Argentina Jorge Luis Borges literary work

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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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  1. 1d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Argentina
    Country of origin → —
    Instance of → literary work
    Form of creative work → short story
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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