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The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist

1974 novel by Emile Habibi
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The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist

Summary

The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist authored The Pessoptimist — author (P50): Emile Habibi[3].
  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist's instance of is recorded as The Pessoptimist — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist's genre is The Pessoptimist — genre (P136): satire[5].
  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist's language of work or name is recorded as The Pessoptimist — language of work or name (P407): Arabic[6].
  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist was released on 1974[7].
  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist's translator is recorded as The Pessoptimist — translator (P655): Trevor LeGassick[8].
  • The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist's form of creative work is recorded as The Pessoptimist — form of creative work (P7937): novel[9].

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Authorship and Creation

The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist authored The Pessoptimist — author (P50): Emile Habibi[3].

Publication

The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist was published on 1974[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as The Pessoptimist — language of work or name (P407): Arabic[6]. Its genre is The Pessoptimist — genre (P136): satire[5].

Why It Matters

The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 23d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Author → Emile Habibi
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    Genre → satire
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