The Man in the Black Suit

short story by Stephen King
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The Man in the Black Suit

Summary

The Man in the Black Suit is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Man in the Black Suit authored Stephen King[3].
  • The Man in the Black Suit received the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction[4].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's genre is recorded as speculative fiction[6].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's genre is recorded as horror literature[7].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's language of work or name is recorded as American English[8].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Man in the Black Suit[10].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's publication date is recorded as +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05ljf7[12].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 14445478[13].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 43254[14].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's published in is recorded as Everything's Eventual[15].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's published in is recorded as The Weird[16].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'el hombre del raje azul'}[17].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 51239[18].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's FantLab work ID is recorded as 397[19].
  • The Man in the Black Suit's form of creative work is recorded as short story[20].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Man in the Black Suit authored Stephen King[3].

Recognition

The Man in the Black Suit received the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

The Man in the Black Suit ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

What awards did The Man in the Black Suit receive?

Honors received include World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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