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The Flies

1947 play by Jean-Paul Sartre
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Summary

The Flies is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Jean-Paul Sartre[3]
  • Language of work or name: French[4]
  • Country of origin: France[5]
  • Inception: 1943[6]
  • Publication date: 1947[7]
  • Date of first performance: June 3, 1943[8]
  • Title: Les Mouches[9]
  • Location of first performance: Théâtre de la Ville[10]
  • Form of creative work: play[11]

Why It Matters

The Flies has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

France Jean-Paul Sartre literary work

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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. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 98af18e5-d067-4f94-a399-bc85e0042ad4
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → France
    Inception → —
    Publication date → +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Language of work or name → French
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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