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Half a Life

2001 novel by V. S. Naipaul
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Half a Life

Summary

Half a Life is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Half a Life authored V. S. Naipaul[3].
  • Half a Life's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Half a Life was published by Alfred A. Knopf[5].
  • Half a Life's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Half a Life's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • Half a Life was released on 2001[8].
  • Half a Life's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[9].
  • Half a Life's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Half a Life'}[10].
  • Half a Life's form of creative work is recorded as novel[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Half a Life authored V. S. Naipaul[3]. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf[5].

Publication

Half a Life was published on 2001[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Why It Matters

Half a Life ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

literary work United Kingdom V. S. Naipaul

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Publication date → —
    Author → V. S. Naipaul
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