Devices and Desires

1989 novel by P. D. James
VisualArtwork literary_work Q5267032
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Devices and Desires

Summary

Devices and Desires is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Devices and Desires authored P. D. James[3].
  • Devices and Desires's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Devices and Desires was published by Faber & Faber[5].
  • Devices and Desires followed A Taste for Death[6].
  • Devices and Desires was followed by Original Sin[7].
  • Devices and Desires's part of the series is recorded as Adam Dalgliesh[8].
  • Devices and Desires's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Devices and Desires's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • Devices and Desires was released on October 2, 1989[11].
  • Devices and Desires's characters is recorded as Adam Dalgliesh[12].
  • Devices and Desires's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133309692[13].
  • Devices and Desires's title is recorded as Devices and Desires[14].
  • Devices and Desires's different from is recorded as Devices and Desires[15].
  • Devices and Desires's derivative work is recorded as Devices and Desires[16].
  • Devices and Desires's form of creative work is recorded as novel[17].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 88270287-2464-43ed-b2d5-9660c81b00b6[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Devices and Desires authored P. D. James[3]. It was published by Faber & Faber[5].

Publication

Devices and Desires was published on October 2, 1989[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Adam Dalgliesh[8].

Subject and Themes

Devices and Desires's part of the series is recorded as Adam Dalgliesh[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Devices and Desires followed A Taste for Death[6]. It was followed by Original Sin[7].

Why It Matters

Devices and Desires ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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