The Train Was on Time

literary work by Heinrich Böll
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1046358
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The Train Was on Time

Summary

The Train Was on Time is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Train Was on Time authored Heinrich Böll[3].
  • The Train Was on Time's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Train Was on Time is associated with the Trümmerliteratur movement[5].
  • The Train Was on Time's depicts is recorded as Q1470334[6].
  • The Train Was on Time's depicts is recorded as soldier[7].
  • The Train Was on Time's language of work or name is recorded as German[8].
  • The Train Was on Time's country of origin is recorded as Germany[9].
  • The Train Was on Time was published on 1949[10].
  • The Train Was on Time's narrative location is recorded as Central Europe[11].
  • The Train Was on Time's main subject is World War II[12].
  • Flight to Arras inspired The Train Was on Time[13].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der Zug war pünktlich'}[14].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Vlak dojel přesně'}[15].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Toget kom praecis'}[16].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De trein had geen vertraging'}[17].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Le train était à l'heure"}[18].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The train was on time'}[19].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'ha- Rakevet higiʿah ba-zeman'}[20].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Il treno era in orario'}[21].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'Kisha-wa-okure-nakatta'}[22].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Toget var i rute'}[23].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'Qat¯ar bih m¯uqʿ ris¯id'}[24].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Tåget var punktligt'}[25].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sh', 'text': 'Vlak je bio točan'}[26].
  • The Train Was on Time's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El tren llegó puntual'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Train Was on Time authored Heinrich Böll[3].

Publication

The Train Was on Time was released on 1949[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[8].

Subject and Themes

The Train Was on Time's main subject is World War II[12]. It is associated with the Trümmerliteratur movement[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Flight to Arras inspired The Train Was on Time[13].

Why It Matters

The Train Was on Time ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin Germany
    Inspired by Flight to Arras
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