Billy Liar

1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse
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Billy Liar

Summary

Billy Liar is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Billy Liar authored Keith Waterhouse[3].
  • Billy Liar's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Billy Liar's publisher is recorded as Michael Joseph[5].
  • Billy Liar's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Billy Liar's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • Billy Liar's publication date is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Billy Liar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015q4l[9].
  • Billy Liar's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2459772W[10].
  • Billy Liar's has edition or translation is recorded as Billy Liar[11].
  • Billy Liar's narrative location is recorded as Yorkshire[12].
  • Billy Liar's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 121958[13].
  • Billy Liar's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Billy-Liar-by-Waterhouse[14].
  • Billy Liar's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Billy Liar'}[15].
  • Billy Liar's different from is recorded as Billy Liar[16].
  • Billy Liar's derivative work is recorded as Billy Liar[17].
  • Billy Liar's derivative work is recorded as Billy Liar[18].
  • Billy Liar's OCLC work ID is recorded as 1435432[19].
  • Billy Liar's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].
  • Billy Liar's AusStage work ID is recorded as 11228[21].
  • Billy Liar's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 1900264[22].

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Designation and Status

Billy Liar's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

Billy Liar ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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