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The Sheep-Pig

1983 novel by Dick King-Smith
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The Sheep-Pig

Summary

The Sheep-Pig is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sheep-Pig authored Dick King-Smith[3].
  • The Sheep-Pig's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Sheep-Pig's illustrator is recorded as Mary Rayner[5].
  • The Sheep-Pig was published by Gollancz[6].
  • The Sheep-Pig's genre is children's fiction[7].
  • The Sheep-Pig's Commons category is recorded as The Sheep-Pig[8].
  • The Sheep-Pig's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Sheep-Pig's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • The Sheep-Pig was released on November 12, 1983[11].
  • The Sheep-Pig's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Sheep-Pig'}[12].
  • The Sheep-Pig's derivative work is recorded as Babe[13].
  • The Sheep-Pig's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sheep-Pig authored Dick King-Smith[3]. It was published by Gollancz[6].

Publication

The Sheep-Pig was released on November 12, 1983[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is children's fiction[7].

Why It Matters

The Sheep-Pig ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Babe literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publisher → Gollancz
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    Genre → children's fiction
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