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The Killers

short story by Ernest Hemingway
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Summary

The Killers is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Ernest Hemingway[3]
  • Language of work or name: American English[4]
  • Publication date: 1927[5]
  • Has edition or translation: The Killers[6]
  • Title: The Killers[7], Les tueurs[8]
  • Derivative work: The Killers[9], Q140289788[10]
  • Form of creative work: short story[11]

Why It Matters

The Killers has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Ernest Hemingway 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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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. 1d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 722388ab-d9be-424a-ba46-13456bf1e247
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 11d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', 'pa', 'ro', 'sh', 'ur', '
    Sitelink count → 16
    Derivative work → The Killers, The Killers, The Killers +1
    Open library id → OL36882334W
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Q140289788, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790850291122"
  3. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → American English
    Derivative work → The Killers, The Killers, The Killers +1
    Publication date → —
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی کلرز (ہیمنگوئے مختصر کہانی)]]"
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