The Ugly American

book by Eugene Burdick
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The Ugly American

Summary

The Ugly American is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ugly American authored Eugene Burdick[3].
  • The Ugly American authored William Lederer[4].
  • The Ugly American's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Ugly American's OCLC number is recorded as 287560[6].
  • The Ugly American's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Ugly American's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Ugly American's publication date is recorded as +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The Ugly American's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03lnnr[10].
  • The Ugly American's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 37524[11].
  • The Ugly American's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Ugly-American[12].
  • The Ugly American's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ugly American'}[13].
  • The Ugly American's NNL item ID is recorded as 001969719[14].
  • The Ugly American's NNL item ID is recorded as 001969725[15].
  • The Ugly American's OCLC work ID is recorded as 373582786[16].
  • The Ugly American's form of creative work is recorded as novel[17].
  • The Ugly American's form of creative work is recorded as novella[18].
  • The Ugly American's set in environment is recorded as fictional country[19].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Eugene Burdick[3], a novelist[20], 1918–1965[21], of United States[22], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship[23] and William Lederer[4], a military officer[24], 1912–2009[25], of United States[26].

Why It Matters

The Ugly American ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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