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The Spire

novel by William Golding
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Summary

The Spire is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: William Golding[3]
  • Publisher: Faber & Faber[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[6]
  • Publication date: December 1964[7]
  • Cover art by: John Piper[8]
  • Title: The Spire[9]
  • Form of creative work: novel[10]

Why It Matters

The Spire has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

literary work United Kingdom William Golding

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Spire. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-spire
MLA “The Spire.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-spire.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-spire_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Spire}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-spire}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Form of creative work → novel
    Language of work or name → English
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz work id: 549fb53d-12ae-40fa-89ae-e2ffeab93fbc, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290269|batch #290269]]"
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