Bright Lights, Big City

1984 novel by Jay McInerney
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1074256
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Bright Lights, Big City

Summary

Bright Lights, Big City is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bright Lights, Big City authored Jay McInerney[3].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Bright Lights, Big City was published by Vintage Books[5].
  • Bright Lights, Big City was published by Vintage Contemporaries[6].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Bright Lights, Big City was published on +1984-09-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's has edition or translation is recorded as Bright Lights, Big City[10].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's narrative location is recorded as New York City[11].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's title is recorded as "Bright Lights, Big City"[12].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's title is recorded as Bright Lights, Big City[13].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[14].
  • Bright Lights, Big City's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bright Lights, Big City authored Jay McInerney[3]. Publishers include Vintage Books[5] and Vintage Contemporaries[6].

Publication

Bright Lights, Big City was published on +1984-09-00T00:00:00Z[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Why It Matters

Bright Lights, Big City ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Has edition or translation Bright Lights, Big City
    Instance of literary work
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