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The Variable Man

novella by Philip K. Dick
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Summary

The Variable Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Variable Man authored Philip K. Dick[3].
  • The Variable Man's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Variable Man's language of work or name is recorded as American English[5].
  • The Variable Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Variable Man'}[6].
  • The Variable Man's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Security Commissioner Reinhart rapidly climbed the front steps and entered the Council building.'}[7].
  • The Variable Man's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'He whistled merrily as he strode off down the corridor.'}[8].
  • The Variable Man's copyright status is recorded as public domain[9].
  • The Variable Man's form of creative work is recorded as novella[10].

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Authorship and Creation

The Variable Man authored Philip K. Dick[3].

Publication

The Variable Man's language of work or name is recorded as American English[5].

Why It Matters

The Variable Man ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novella
    Copyright status → public domain
    Instance of → literary work
    Language of work or name → American English
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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