Fingersmith

2002 novel by Sarah Waters
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Fingersmith

Summary

Fingersmith is a literary work[1]. Fingersmith ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fingersmith authored Sarah Waters[3].
  • Fingersmith received the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[4].
  • Fingersmith's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Fingersmith's publisher is recorded as Virago Press[6].
  • Fingersmith's genre is recorded as Gothic novel[7].
  • Fingersmith's genre is recorded as Q3139891[8].
  • Fingersmith's genre is recorded as crime literature[9].
  • Fingersmith's genre is recorded as historical fiction[10].
  • Fingersmith's OCLC number is recorded as 48235549[11].
  • Fingersmith's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Fingersmith's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • Fingersmith's publication date is recorded as +2002-02-04T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Fingersmith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bd5lr[15].
  • Fingersmith's Open Library ID is recorded as OL35581651W[16].
  • Fingersmith's main subject is recorded as orphan[17].
  • Fingersmith's main subject is recorded as pickpocketing[18].
  • Fingersmith's main subject is recorded as fraud[19].
  • Fingersmith's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 12225[20].
  • Fingersmith's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[21].
  • Fingersmith's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fingersmith'}[22].
  • Fingersmith's BBC Things ID is recorded as cdd15fa2-d43e-4e89-b06d-e2a1d97c7524[23].
  • Fingersmith's derivative work is recorded as Fingersmith[24].
  • Fingersmith's derivative work is recorded as Fingersmith[25].
  • Fingersmith's OCLC work ID is recorded as 9055361[26].
  • Fingersmith's FantLab work ID is recorded as 246630[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Fingersmith authored Sarah Waters[3].

Recognition

Fingersmith received the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

Fingersmith ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (794 views/month).[2] Fingersmith has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Fingersmith is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Fingersmith receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2002-02-04T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    Language of work or name English
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