The Vile Village

book by Lemony Snicket
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The Vile Village

Summary

The Vile Village is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Vile Village authored Daniel Handler[3].
  • The Vile Village authored Lemony Snicket[4].
  • The Vile Village's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Vile Village's illustrator is recorded as Brett Helquist[6].
  • The Vile Village was published by HarperCollins[7].
  • The Vile Village followed The Ersatz Elevator[8].
  • The Vile Village was followed by The Hostile Hospital[9].
  • The Vile Village's part of the series is recorded as A Series of Unfortunate Events[10].
  • The Vile Village's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Vile Village's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Vile Village was released on May 2001[13].
  • The Vile Village's has edition or translation is recorded as The Vile Village[14].
  • The Vile Village's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Vile Village'}[15].
  • The Vile Village's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e55f8f7c-c512-482d-9969-bf7457c637e1[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Daniel Handler[3], a writer[19], b. 1970[20], of United States[21], awarded the Charlotte Zolotow Award[22] and Lemony Snicket[4], a literary character[23]. The Vile Village was published by HarperCollins[7].

Publication

The Vile Village was released on May 2001[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as A Series of Unfortunate Events[10].

Subject and Themes

The Vile Village's part of the series is recorded as A Series of Unfortunate Events[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Vile Village followed The Ersatz Elevator[8]. It was followed by The Hostile Hospital[9].

Why It Matters

The Vile Village ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Illustrator Brett Helquist
    Language of work or name English
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