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Boy in Darkness

1956 novella by Mervyn Peake
VisualArtwork literary_work Q4952162

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
literary work
Author
Mervyn Peake[2]
Genre
horror fiction[3]
Language of work or name
English[6]
Publication date
1956[7]
Followed by
Titus Alone[4]
Part of the series
Gormenghast trilogy[5]
Form of creative work
novella[10]
Has edition or translation
Boy in Darkness[8]
Title
Boy in Darkness[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Boy in Darkness ru Мальчик во мгле uk Хлопчик у темряві
🔖 Identifiers · 8
FantLab work ID
24186
Freebase ID
/m/04wpmc
Goodreads work ID
18867514
ISFDB title ID
44028
LibraryThing work ID
148597
NooSFere book ID
16394
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
5277823
Open Library ID
OL7920184W

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Summary

Boy in Darkness is a literary work[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Illustrator → —
    NooSFere book ID → 16394
    Publisher → —
    Form of creative work → novella
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Form of creative work: novel"
  2. 20w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL7920184W
    Imported from → —
    OCLC work ID (obsolete) → 5277823
    Language of work or name → English
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ ISFDB title ID: 44028"
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