Thunderball

novel by Ian Fleming
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1952957
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Thunderball

Summary

Thunderball is a literary work[1]. Thunderball has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Thunderball authored Ian Fleming[3].
  • Thunderball's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Thunderball was published by Jonathan Cape[5].
  • Thunderball's genre is spy fiction[6].
  • Thunderball's genre is crime literature[7].
  • Thunderball followed For Your Eyes Only[8].
  • Thunderball was followed by The Spy Who Loved Me[9].
  • Thunderball's part of the series is recorded as James Bond[10].
  • Thunderball's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Thunderball's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • Thunderball was published on March 27, 1961[13].
  • Thunderball's characters is recorded as James Bond[14].
  • Thunderball's characters is recorded as Ernst Stavro Blofeld[15].
  • Thunderball's characters is recorded as M[16].
  • Thunderball's characters is recorded as Domino Vitali[17].
  • Thunderball's cover art by is recorded as Richard Chopping[18].
  • Thunderball's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131451821[19].
  • Thunderball's narrative location is recorded as The Bahamas[20].
  • Thunderball's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thunderball'}[21].
  • Thunderball's different from is recorded as Thunderball[22].
  • Thunderball's derivative work is recorded as Thunderball[23].
  • Thunderball's derivative work is recorded as Never Say Never Again[24].
  • Thunderball's form of creative work is recorded as novel[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Thunderball authored Ian Fleming[3]. Thunderball was published by Jonathan Cape[5].

Publication

Thunderball was published on March 27, 1961[13]. Thunderball's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include spy fiction[6] and crime literature[7]. Thunderball's part of the series is recorded as James Bond[10].

Subject and Themes

Thunderball's part of the series is recorded as James Bond[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Thunderball followed For Your Eyes Only[8]. Thunderball was followed by The Spy Who Loved Me[9].

Why It Matters

Thunderball has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Thunderball is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Սահակ · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work available at url https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20191233
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P953]]: https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20191233"
  2. 10w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre spy fiction, crime literature
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  3. 11w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cover art by Richard Chopping
    Followed by The Spy Who Loved Me
    Publication date +1961-03-27T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q20664530]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777531327508"
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