Things: A Story of the Sixties

1965 novel by Georges Perec
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Things: A Story of the Sixties

Summary

Things: A Story of the Sixties is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Things: A Story of the Sixties authored A Story of the Sixties — author (P50): Georges Perec[3].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's instance of is recorded as A Story of the Sixties — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's language of work or name is recorded as A Story of the Sixties — language of work or name (P407): French[5].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's country of origin is recorded as A Story of the Sixties — country of origin (P495): France[6].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties was published on 1965[7].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's translator is recorded as A Story of the Sixties — translator (P655): Helen Lane[8].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's narrative location is recorded as A Story of the Sixties — narrative location (P840): Paris[9].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's main subject is A Story of the Sixties — main subject (P921): consumerism[10].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Les Choses'}[11].
  • Things: A Story of the Sixties's form of creative work is recorded as A Story of the Sixties — form of creative work (P7937): novel[12].

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Authorship and Creation

Things: A Story of the Sixties authored A Story of the Sixties — author (P50): Georges Perec[3].

Publication

Things: A Story of the Sixties was published on 1965[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as A Story of the Sixties — language of work or name (P407): French[5].

Subject and Themes

Things: A Story of the Sixties's main subject is A Story of the Sixties — main subject (P921): consumerism[10].

Why It Matters

Things: A Story of the Sixties ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

It has been cited as an influence by Annie Ernaux[14], a writer[15], b. 1940[16], of France[17], awarded the Prix Renaudot[18], specialised in literary activity[19].

FAQs

Who did Things: A Story of the Sixties influence?

Things: A Story of the Sixties has been cited as an influence by Annie Ernaux[14].

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  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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