Why I Write

essay by George Orwell
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Why I Write

Summary

Why I Write is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why I Write authored George Orwell[3].
  • Why I Write's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Why I Write's genre is recorded as essay[5].
  • Why I Write's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Why I Write's publication date is recorded as +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Why I Write's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1168147W[8].
  • Why I Write's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138649334[9].
  • Why I Write's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 41941[10].
  • Why I Write's published in is recorded as Shooting an Elephant[11].
  • Why I Write's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Why I Write'}[12].
  • Why I Write's FantLab work ID is recorded as 9646[13].
  • Why I Write's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 297620[14].

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Works and Contributions

Why I Write authored George Orwell[3].

Why It Matters

Why I Write ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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