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The Spider's Thread

short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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The Spider's Thread

Summary

The Spider's Thread is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Spider's Thread authored Ryūnosuke Akutagawa[3].
  • The Spider's Thread's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • spider silk is named after The Spider's Thread[5].
  • The Spider's Thread's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].
  • The Spider's Thread was published on 1918[7].
  • The Spider's Thread's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '蜘蛛の糸'}[8].
  • The Spider's Thread's derivative work is recorded as Q29303535[9].
  • The Spider's Thread's copyright status is recorded as public domain[10].
  • The Spider's Thread's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].
  • The Spider's Thread's form of creative work is recorded as short story[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Spider's Thread authored Ryūnosuke Akutagawa[3].

Publication

The Spider's Thread was released on 1918[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].

Why It Matters

The Spider's Thread ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

literary work public domain Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fa', 'hy', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ka', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk', 'ur', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 13
    Derivative work → Q29303535
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q29303535]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790848679325"
  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → short story
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Publication date → —
    Named after → spider silk
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ur */"
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