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The Makioka Sisters

novel by Junichiro Tanizaki
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The Makioka Sisters

Summary

The Makioka Sisters is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (533 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Makioka Sisters authored Jun'ichirō Tanizaki[3].
  • The Makioka Sisters's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Makioka Sisters's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[5].
  • The Makioka Sisters's color is recorded as black-and-white[6].
  • The Makioka Sisters's country of origin is recorded as Japan[7].
  • The Makioka Sisters was published on 1948[8].
  • The Makioka Sisters's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '細雪'}[9].
  • The Makioka Sisters's copyright status is recorded as public domain[10].
  • The Makioka Sisters's form of creative work is recorded as novel[11].

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Authorship and Creation

The Makioka Sisters authored Jun'ichirō Tanizaki[3].

Publication

The Makioka Sisters was published on 1948[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[5].

Why It Matters

The Makioka Sisters ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (533 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

Japan Jun'ichirō Tanizaki literary work public domain

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.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 9d ago · Funkhauser · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goodreads work id → 841208
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8383]]: 841208"
  2. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Japanese
    Country of origin → Japan
    Form of creative work → novel
    Country of origin → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ur */"
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