Black Rain

1965 novel by Masuji Ibuse
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Black Rain

Summary

Black Rain is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Rain authored Masuji Ibuse[3].
  • Black Rain's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Black Rain's genre is serialized fiction[5].
  • Black Rain's genre is war fiction[6].
  • Black Rain's genre is historical fiction[7].
  • Black Rain's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8].
  • 1965 marks the founding of Black Rain[9].
  • Black Rain was published on January 1965[10].
  • Black Rain's translator is recorded as John Bester[11].
  • Black Rain's main subject is World War II[12].
  • Black Rain's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '黒い雨'}[13].
  • Black Rain's derivative work is recorded as Black Rain[14].
  • Black Rain's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Black Rain authored Masuji Ibuse[3].

Publication

Black Rain was released on January 1965[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[8]. Genres include serialized fiction[5], war fiction[6], and historical fiction[7].

Subject and Themes

Black Rain's main subject is World War II[12].

Why It Matters

Black Rain ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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