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Dreaming Is a Private Thing

short story by Isaac Asimov
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Summary

Dreaming Is a Private Thing is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Isaac Asimov[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Country of origin: United States[6]
  • Inception: 1955[7]
  • Publication date: 1955[8]
  • Form of creative work: short story[9]

Why It Matters

Dreaming Is a Private Thing has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Isaac Asimov literary work United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Dreaming Is a Private Thing. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dreaming-is-a-private-thing
MLA “Dreaming Is a Private Thing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dreaming-is-a-private-thing.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dreaming-is-a-private-thing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Dreaming Is a Private Thing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dreaming-is-a-private-thing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Bookbrainz work id → e0d718e5-360a-4b5d-bddc-d9a7448439ed
    Author → Isaac Asimov
    Genre → science fiction
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Bookbrainz work id: e0d718e5-360a-4b5d-bddc-d9a7448439ed, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325370287|Dreaming Is a Private Thing (#325370287)]] in [[:toollabs:mi"
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