The Riddle
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The Riddle
Summary
The Riddle is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- The Riddle authored Brothers Grimm[3].
- The Riddle authored Jacob Grimm[4].
- The Riddle authored Wilhelm Grimm[5].
- The Riddle's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
- The Riddle's genre is fairy tale[7].
- The Riddle's Commons category is recorded as The Riddle[8].
- The Riddle's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
- The Riddle's catalog code is recorded as KHM 22[10].
- The Riddle was released on 1819[11].
- The Riddle's has edition or translation is recorded as The Riddle[12].
- The Riddle's has edition or translation is recorded as Das Räthsel[13].
- The Riddle's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dorothea Viehmann[14].
- The Riddle's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[15].
- The Riddle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Das Rätsel'}[16].
- The Riddle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Riddle'}[17].
- The Riddle's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 851[18].
- The Riddle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025[19].
- The Riddle's narrative motif is recorded as riddle solved by listening to propounder talk in their sleep[20].
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Authorship and Creation
Authored works include Brothers Grimm[3], a brother duo[21]; Jacob Grimm[4], a jurist[22], 1785–1863[23], of Electorate of Hesse[24], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[25]; and Wilhelm Grimm[5], a lexicographer[26], 1786–1859[27], of Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel[28].
Publication
The Riddle was published on 1819[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[9]. Its genre is fairy tale[7].
Why It Matters
The Riddle ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]