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The Wanting Seed

novel by Anthony Burgess
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Summary

The Wanting Seed is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,042 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Anthony Burgess[3]
  • Publisher: Heinemann[4]
  • Genre: LGBT literature[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[7]
  • Publication date: 1962[8]
  • Title: The Wanting Seed[9]
  • Form of creative work: novel[10]

Why It Matters

The Wanting Seed has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Anthony Burgess United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv', 'uk']
    Bookbrainz work id → d8bd31c3-25d1-4feb-b4a6-179f7fce1622
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  2. 12w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Publisher → Heinemann
    Author → Anthony Burgess
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Form of creative work: novel, add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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