A History of the World in 10½ Chapters

Summary

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters authored Julian Barnes^[3].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's publisher is recorded as Jonathan Cape^[5].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's publisher is recorded as Alfred A. Knopf^[6].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's follows is recorded as Staring at the Sun^[7].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's followed by is recorded as Talking It Over^[8].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's OCLC number is recorded as 8569817^[9].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's publication date is recorded as +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035cm4^[13].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's Open Library ID is recorded as OL21009384W^[14].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 7133^[15].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 15236^[16].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A History of the World in 10½ Chapters'}^[17].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'They put the behemoths in the hold along with the rhinos, the hippos and the elephants. It was a sensible decision to use them as ballast; but you can imagine the stench.'}^[18].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's FantLab work ID is recorded as 163842^[19].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[20].
• A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 8777^[21].

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Designation and Status

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].

Why It Matters

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]