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The Skull

science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick
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Summary

The Skull is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Skull authored Philip K. Dick[3].
  • The Skull's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Skull's genre is science fiction[5].
  • The Skull's language of work or name is recorded as American English[6].
  • The Skull's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Skull'}[7].
  • The Skull's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '"What is this opportunity?"'}[8].
  • The Skull's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smiling, Conger awaited a death foreordained.'}[9].
  • The Skull's copyright status is recorded as public domain[10].
  • The Skull's form of creative work is recorded as short story[11].

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Authorship and Creation

The Skull authored Philip K. Dick[3].

Publication

The Skull's language of work or name is recorded as American English[6]. Its genre is science fiction[5].

Why It Matters

The Skull has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

literary work Philip K. Dick public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → short story
    Genre → science fiction
    Copyright status → public domain
    Instance of → literary work
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Noosfere story id: 26826"
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