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Eight Skilled Gentlemen

1991 novel by Barry Hughart
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Summary

Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Barry Hughart[3]
  • Publisher: Doubleday[4]
  • Genre: fantasy[5]
  • Follows: The Story of the Stone[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: January 1991[9]
  • Has edition or translation: Eight Skilled Gentlemen[10]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[11]
  • Title: Eight Skilled Gentlemen[12]
  • Form of creative work: novel[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 10d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Instance of → literary work
    Form of creative work → novel
    Language of work or name → English
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