The Ersatz Elevator

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The Ersatz Elevator

Summary

The Ersatz Elevator is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ersatz Elevator authored Daniel Handler[3].
  • The Ersatz Elevator authored Lemony Snicket[4].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's illustrator is recorded as Brett Helquist[6].
  • The Ersatz Elevator was published by HarperCollins[7].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's genre is Gothic novel[8].
  • replacement is named after The Ersatz Elevator[9].
  • elevator is named after The Ersatz Elevator[10].
  • The Ersatz Elevator followed The Austere Academy[11].
  • The Ersatz Elevator was followed by The Vile Village[12].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's part of the series is recorded as A Series of Unfortunate Events[13].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Ersatz Elevator was published on March 2001[16].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's has edition or translation is recorded as The Ersatz Elevator[17].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ersatz Elevator'}[18].
  • The Ersatz Elevator's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Daniel Handler[3], a writer[20], b. 1970[21], of United States[22], awarded the Charlotte Zolotow Award[23] and Lemony Snicket[4], a literary character[24]. The Ersatz Elevator was published by HarperCollins[7].

Publication

The Ersatz Elevator was released on March 2001[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is Gothic novel[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as A Series of Unfortunate Events[13].

Subject and Themes

The Ersatz Elevator's part of the series is recorded as A Series of Unfortunate Events[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ersatz Elevator followed The Austere Academy[11]. It was followed by The Vile Village[12].

Why It Matters

The Ersatz Elevator ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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