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A Gentle Creature

novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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A Gentle Creature

Summary

A Gentle Creature is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Gentle Creature authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3].
  • A Gentle Creature's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • A Gentle Creature was followed by The Brothers Karamazov[5].
  • A Gentle Creature's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[6].
  • +1876-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of A Gentle Creature[7].
  • A Gentle Creature was released on +1876-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • A Gentle Creature's has edition or translation is recorded as A Gentle Creature (Swedish edition)[9].
  • A Gentle Creature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:A Gentle Creature[10].
  • A Gentle Creature's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Кроткая'}[11].
  • A Gentle Creature's different from is recorded as Q30590715[12].
  • A Gentle Creature's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': '...Вот пока она здесь - еще всё хорошо: подхожу и смотрю поминутно; а унесут завтра и - как же я останусь один?'}[13].
  • A Gentle Creature's derivative work is recorded as Q28665821[14].
  • A Gentle Creature's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • A Gentle Creature's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • A Gentle Creature's form of creative work is recorded as narration[17].
  • A Gentle Creature's form of creative work is recorded as novella[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Gentle Creature authored Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3].

Publication

A Gentle Creature was published on +1876-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Gentle Creature was followed by The Brothers Karamazov[5].

Why It Matters

A Gentle Creature ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

It has been cited as an influence by Lolita[21], a literary work[22], founded in 1950[23], written by Vladimir Nabokov[24].

FAQs

Who did A Gentle Creature influence?

A Gentle Creature has been cited as an influence by Lolita[21].

Related Entities

Fyodor Dostoyevsky literary work Lolita public domain The Brothers Karamazov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

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  1. 28d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Author → Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    Language of work or name → Russian
    Followed by → The Brothers Karamazov
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