Hanya Yanagihara

American novelist and travel writer (1974-)
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Hanya Yanagihara

Summary

Hanya Yanagihara is a human[1]. She was born in Los Angeles[2]. She was born on September 20, 1974[3]. She worked as a novelist[4], journalist[5], writer[6], and magazine writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,340 views/month, #5,971 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Hanya Yanagihara was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Hanya Yanagihara was born on September 20, 1974[3].
  • Hanya Yanagihara held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Hanya Yanagihara worked as a novelist[4].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's professions included journalist[5].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's professions included writer[6].
  • Hanya Yanagihara worked as a magazine writer[7].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's field of work was belletristic literature[10].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's field of work was travel book[11].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's education included a stint at Smith College[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Hanya Yanagihara is The People in the Trees[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Hanya Yanagihara is A Little Life[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Hanya Yanagihara is To Paradise[15].
  • Hanya Yanagihara received the Kirkus Prize[16].
  • Hanya Yanagihara was influenced by John Banville[17].
  • Hanya Yanagihara is recorded as female[18].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's Commons category is recorded as Hanya Yanagihara[20].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's family name is recorded as Yanagihara[21].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's given name is recorded as Hanya[22].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[23].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's start of work period is recorded as 2008[25].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[26].
  • Hanya Yanagihara's has written for is recorded as The New York Times[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d1031495-0132-4f8d-be42-ad1948f37e62[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles[2], Hanya Yanagihara… she was born on September 20, 1974[3].

Education

Hanya Yanagihara was educated at Smith College[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[4], journalist[5], writer[6], and magazine writer[7]. Fields of work include belletristic literature[10], a literary genre[31] and travel book[11], a literary genre[32].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The People in the Trees[13], a literary work[33]; A Little Life[14], a literary work[34]; and To Paradise[15], a literary work[35].

Recognition

Hanya Yanagihara received the Kirkus Prize[16].

Why It Matters

Hanya Yanagihara ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,340 views/month, #5,971 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Works attributed to her include A Little Life[38], a literary work[39].

FAQs

Where was Hanya Yanagihara born?

Hanya Yanagihara was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did Hanya Yanagihara do for work?

Hanya Yanagihara worked as novelist[4], journalist[5], writer[6], and magazine writer[7].

Where did Hanya Yanagihara go to school?

Hanya Yanagihara was educated at Smith College[12].

What awards did Hanya Yanagihara receive?

Honors received include Kirkus Prize[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . npr.org. npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. gradesaver.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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