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Borstal Boy

1958 novel by Brendan Behan
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Summary

Borstal Boy is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Brendan Behan[3]
  • Language of work or name: English[4]
  • Publication date: 1958[5]
  • Narrative location: England[6]
  • Title: Borstal Boy[7], Delincuente juvenil[8]
  • Form of creative work: novel[9]

Why It Matters

Borstal Boy is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/Borstal-Boy
    Instance of → written work
    Narrative location → England
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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