The Witches

1983 children's book by Roald Dahl
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The Witches

Summary

The Witches is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,660 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Witches authored Roald Dahl[3].
  • The Witches received the Bancarellino Prize[4].
  • The Witches's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Witches's illustrator is recorded as Quentin Blake[6].
  • The Witches's genre is adventure fiction[7].
  • The Witches's genre is fantasy[8].
  • The Witches's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Witches's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • The Witches was released on 1983[11].
  • The Witches's has edition or translation is recorded as The Witches[12].
  • The Witches's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138520098[13].
  • The Witches's official website is recorded as https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/u-z/the-witches[14].
  • The Witches's main subject is witch[15].
  • The Witches's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Witches'}[16].
  • The Witches's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1980247', 'amount': '+21'}[17].
  • The Witches's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q920285', 'amount': '+1'}[18].
  • The Witches's derivative work is recorded as The Witches[19].
  • The Witches's derivative work is recorded as The Witches[20].
  • The Witches's derivative work is recorded as The Witches[21].
  • The Witches's derivative work is recorded as The Witches[22].
  • The Witches's form of creative work is recorded as chapter book[23].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9932243-62d6-45ae-aeec-d3237a1c1a64[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Witches authored Roald Dahl[3].

Publication

The Witches was published on 1983[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include adventure fiction[7] and fantasy[8].

Subject and Themes

The Witches's main subject is witch[15].

Reception

The Witches received the Bancarellino Prize[4].

Why It Matters

The Witches ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,660 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What awards did The Witches receive?

Honors received include Bancarellino Prize[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation The Witches, Q138520098
    Award received Bancarellino Prize
    Genre adventure fiction, fantasy
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی وچز (ناول)]]"
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