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The Book and the Sword

1955 novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha)
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Summary

The Book and the Sword is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Jin Yong[3]
  • Publisher: New Evening Post[4]
  • Genre: wuxia[5]
  • Followed by: Other Tales of the Flying Fox[6]
  • Language of work or name: Chinese[7]
  • Country of origin: Hong Kong[8]
  • Publication date: February 8, 1955[9]
  • Has edition or translation: The Book and the Sword[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Book and the Sword[11]
  • Title: 書劍恩仇錄[12]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[13]
  • Derivative work: The Book and the Sword[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

The Book and the Sword has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Hong Kong Jin Yong

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → The Book and the Sword, The Book and the Sword
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: The Book and the Sword, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791729470043"
  2. 19d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → —
    Instance of → —
    Publication date → —
    Has characteristic → debut novel
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: The Book and the Sword, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790850954191"
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