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Brooklyn

novel by Colm Tóibín
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Summary

Brooklyn is a literary work[1]. Brooklyn ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,147 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Colm Tóibín[3]
  • Award received: Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira[4]
  • Publisher: Viking Press[5]
  • Follows: The Master[6]
  • Followed by: The Testament of Mary[7], The Empty Family[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: Ireland[10]
  • Publication date: April 29, 2009[11]
  • Has edition or translation: Brooklyn[12]
  • Narrative location: New York City[13], Brooklyn[14]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/books/review/Schillinger-t.html[15]
  • Nominated for: Booker Prize[16]
  • Title: Brooklyn[17]
  • Derivative work: Brooklyn[18]
  • Form of creative work: novel[19]

Why It Matters

Brooklyn has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Brooklyn is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Brooklyn receive?

Honors received include Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira[4].

Related Entities

Brooklyn Colm Tóibín Ireland literary work New York City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Narrative location → New York City, Brooklyn
    Form of creative work → novel
    Language of work or name → English
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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