A Boy's Own Story

autobiographical work by Edmund White
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A Boy's Own Story

Summary

A Boy's Own Story is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Boy's Own Story authored Edmund White[3].
  • A Boy's Own Story's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • A Boy's Own Story was published by Dutton[5].
  • A Boy's Own Story's genre is autobiography[6].
  • A Boy's Own Story's genre is autobiographical novel[7].
  • A Boy's Own Story's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • A Boy's Own Story's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • 1982 marks the founding of A Boy's Own Story[10].
  • A Boy's Own Story was released on September 28, 1982[11].
  • A Boy's Own Story's has edition or translation is recorded as A Boy's Own Story[12].
  • A Boy's Own Story's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138027478[13].
  • A Boy's Own Story's narrative location is recorded as New Jersey[14].
  • A Boy's Own Story's main subject is homosexuality[15].
  • A Boy's Own Story's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "A Boy's Own Story"}[16].

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Designation and Status

A Boy's Own Story's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

History and Context

1982 marks the founding of A Boy's Own Story[10].

Why It Matters

A Boy's Own Story ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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