The Secret Number

2000 short story by Igor Teper in Strange Horizons
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The Secret Number

Summary

The Secret Number is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • The Secret Number authored Igor Teper[2].
  • The Secret Number's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • The Secret Number's genre is recorded as speculative fiction[4].
  • The Secret Number's genre is recorded as mathematical fiction[5].
  • The Secret Number's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Secret Number's publication date is recorded as +2000-11-20T00:00:00Z[7].
  • The Secret Number's characters is recorded as Simon Tomlin[8].
  • The Secret Number's characters is recorded as László Bleem[9].
  • The Secret Number's characters is recorded as Professor Ersheim[10].
  • The Secret Number's main subject is recorded as bleem[11].
  • The Secret Number's work available at URL is recorded as http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/the-secret-number[12].
  • The Secret Number's published in is recorded as Strange Horizons[13].
  • The Secret Number's title is recorded as The Secret Number[14].
  • The Secret Number's first line is recorded as Dr. Simon Tomlin studied the man sitting across the table from him.[15].
  • The Secret Number's last line is recorded as There were three jelly beans on the tabletop.[16].
  • The Secret Number's derivative work is recorded as The Secret Number[17].
  • The Secret Number's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[18].
  • The Secret Number's number of words is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1969'}[19].
  • The Secret Number's quotation or excerpt is recorded as "Bleem!" shouted Ersheim, banging his fists against the desk. "The secret integer between three and four!"[20].
  • The Secret Number's form of creative work is recorded as short story[21].

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Works and Contributions

The Secret Number authored Igor Teper[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [19] . Strange Horizons. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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