The Right to be Lazy

work by Paul Lafargue
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The Right to be Lazy

Summary

The Right to be Lazy is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (912 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Right to be Lazy authored Paul Lafargue[3].
  • The Right to be Lazy's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Right to be Lazy's genre is polemical lampoon[5].
  • The Right to be Lazy's genre is non-fiction literature[6].
  • The Right to be Lazy's genre is essay[7].
  • The Right to be Lazy's Commons category is recorded as Le Droit à la Paresse (1883)[8].
  • The Right to be Lazy's language of work or name is recorded as French[9].
  • The Right to be Lazy was published on 1880[10].
  • The Right to be Lazy's translator is recorded as Charles H. Kerr[11].
  • The Right to be Lazy's has edition or translation is recorded as Q52556734[12].
  • The Right to be Lazy's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141459537[13].
  • The Right to be Lazy's main subject is laziness[14].
  • The Right to be Lazy's main subject is work[15].
  • The Right to be Lazy's main subject is communism[16].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as Le droit à la paresse[17].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as Das Recht auf Faulheit[18].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as El dret a la peresa[19].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as The Right to be Lazy[20].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as La rajto je pigro[21].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as El derecho a la pereza[22].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as Il diritto alla pigrizia[23].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as Het recht op luiheid[24].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as O Direito à Preguiça[25].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as الحق في الكسل[26].
  • The Right to be Lazy's title is recorded as Retten til dovenskab[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Right to be Lazy authored Paul Lafargue[3].

Publication

The Right to be Lazy was published on 1880[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[9]. Genres include polemical lampoon[5], non-fiction literature[6], and essay[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include laziness[14], work[15], and communism[16].

Why It Matters

The Right to be Lazy ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (912 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Reclus · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q52556734, Q141459537
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q141459537]], add P747 claim: Q141459537"
  2. 14w ago · Reclus · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL528227W, OL528199W, OL528228W
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL528228W, add P648 claim: OL528228W"
  3. 21w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL528227W, OL528199W, OL528228W
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Language of work or name → French
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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