A Bend in the River

1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul
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A Bend in the River

Summary

A Bend in the River is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Bend in the River authored V. S. Naipaul[3].
  • A Bend in the River's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • A Bend in the River's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • A Bend in the River's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[6].
  • A Bend in the River's publication date is recorded as +1979-05-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • A Bend in the River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hdvf[8].
  • A Bend in the River's Open Library ID is recorded as OL103108W[9].
  • A Bend in the River's has edition or translation is recorded as A Bend in the River[10].
  • A Bend in the River's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 43160[11].
  • A Bend in the River's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[12].
  • A Bend in the River's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/A-Bend-in-the-River[13].
  • A Bend in the River's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Bend in the River'}[14].
  • A Bend in the River's OCLC work ID is recorded as 462890[15].
  • A Bend in the River's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].
  • A Bend in the River's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 1158939[17].
  • A Bend in the River's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 119599[18].

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Works and Contributions

A Bend in the River authored V. S. Naipaul[3].

Why It Matters

A Bend in the River ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation A Bend in the River
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    Nominated for Booker Prize
    Publication date
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:اے بینڈ ان دی ریور]]"
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