The Rule of Names

1964 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Rule of Names

Summary

The Rule of Names is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rule of Names authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].
  • The Rule of Names's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Rule of Names's genre is fantasy[5].
  • The Rule of Names is part of Earthsea series[6].
  • The Rule of Names's language of work or name is recorded as American English[7].
  • The Rule of Names's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • 1964 marks the founding of The Rule of Names[9].
  • The Rule of Names was released on April 1964[10].
  • The Rule of Names's published in is recorded as Fantastic[11].
  • The Rule of Names's published in is recorded as The Wizards of Odd[12].
  • The Rule of Names's published in is recorded as The Wind's Twelve Quarters[13].
  • The Rule of Names's title is recorded as The Rule of Names[14].
  • The Rule of Names's form of creative work is recorded as short story[15].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ce474038-763d-42f2-8e2a-220f0beef86c[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Rule of Names authored Ursula K. Le Guin[3].

Publication

The Rule of Names was published on April 1964[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[7]. Its genre is fantasy[5]. It is part of Earthsea series[6].

Why It Matters

The Rule of Names ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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