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The Odessa File

novel by Frederick Forsyth
Book written_work Q1211006
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Summary

The Odessa File is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,701 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Frederick Forsyth[3]
  • Publisher: Hutchinson[4]
  • Genre: thriller novel[5]
  • Followed by: The Dogs of War[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[8]
  • Publication date: 1972[9]
  • Has edition or translation: The Odessa File[10], Q140905392[11], Q141429686[12]
  • Title: The Odessa File[13]
  • Derivative work: The Odessa File[14]

Why It Matters

The Odessa File has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Fedebrun · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'it', 'ja', 'pl', 'sh', '
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Follows: The Day of the Jackal"
  2. 5w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → The Odessa File, Q140905392, Q141429686
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q141429686"
  3. 11w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Country of origin → —
    Publication date → +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has edition or translation → The Odessa File, Q140905392, Q141429686
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q140905392"
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