The Necessary Thing

short story by Robert Sheckley
VisualArtwork literary_work Q4317151
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The Necessary Thing

Summary

The Necessary Thing is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • The Necessary Thing authored Robert Sheckley[2].
  • The Necessary Thing's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • The Necessary Thing's genre is recorded as science fiction[4].
  • The Necessary Thing's language of work or name is recorded as American English[5].
  • The Necessary Thing's publication date is recorded as +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 45856[7].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1477450[8].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1505430[9].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1646512[10].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1411381[11].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1448512[12].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1544064[13].
  • The Necessary Thing's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1591964[14].
  • The Necessary Thing's published in is recorded as Q16653931[15].
  • The Necessary Thing's title is recorded as The Necessary Thing[16].
  • The Necessary Thing's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12168nbr[17].
  • The Necessary Thing's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bwcv2_w4[18].
  • The Necessary Thing's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 12933[19].
  • The Necessary Thing's FantLab work ID is recorded as 2169[20].
  • The Necessary Thing's form of creative work is recorded as short story[21].

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Works and Contributions

The Necessary Thing authored Robert Sheckley[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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