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Falling Angel

1978 novel by William Hjortsberg
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Summary

Falling Angel is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (856 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: William Hjortsberg[3]
  • Genre: horror fiction[4], noir fiction[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1978[8]
  • Has edition or translation: Falling Angel[9]
  • Inspired by: Angel Heart[10]
  • Title: Falling Angel[11]
  • Derivative work: Angel Heart[12]
  • Form of creative work: novel[13]

Why It Matters

Falling Angel is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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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] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_falling-angel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Falling Angel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/falling-angel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 89c4caf0-47a1-4c7a-bdff-175a5dd05266
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'it', 'pt', 'uk', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz work id: 89c4caf0-47a1-4c7a-bdff-175a5dd05266, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290269|batch #290269]]"
  2. 23w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Has edition or translation → Falling Angel
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Falling Angel'}
    Imported from → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Form of creative work: novel, add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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