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Man's Search for Meaning

1946 essay by Viktor Frankl
Book written_work Q426369
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Summary

Man's Search for Meaning is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.078% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,535 views/month, #5 of 6,426).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Viktor Frankl[3]
  • Genre: essay[4]
  • Language of work or name: German[5]
  • Country of origin: Austria[6]
  • Publication date: 1946[7]
  • Characters: Viktor Frankl[8]
  • Has edition or translation: Q100708796[9], Man's Search for Meaning[10]
  • Narrative location: Auschwitz[11]
  • Main subject: psychology[12]
  • Title: …trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen[13], Man's Search for Meaning[14]
  • Subtitle: Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager[15]
  • Different from: Q100715902[16]

Why It Matters

Man's Search for Meaning has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Austria psychology Viktor Frankl

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [7] ↑ . Man's Search for Meaning. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → written work
    Narrative location → Auschwitz
    Language of work or name → German
    Main subject → psychology
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