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Lanark: A Life in Four Books

1981 novel by Alasdair Gray
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books

Summary

Lanark: A Life in Four Books is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books authored A Life in Four Books — author (P50): Alasdair Gray[3].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's instance of is recorded as A Life in Four Books — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's genre is A Life in Four Books — genre (P136): fantasy[5].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's language of work or name is recorded as A Life in Four Books — language of work or name (P407): English[6].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's country of origin is recorded as A Life in Four Books — country of origin (P495): Scotland[7].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books was published on January 1981[8].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's has edition or translation is recorded as A Life in Four Books — has edition or translation (P747): Lanark[9].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's has edition or translation is recorded as A Life in Four Books — has edition or translation (P747): Lanark: A Life in 4 Books[10].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's nominated for is recorded as A Life in Four Books — nominated for (P1411): Locus Award for Best First Novel[11].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lanark'}[12].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lanark: A Life in Four Books'}[13].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's has characteristic is recorded as A Life in Four Books — has characteristic (P1552): debut novel[14].
  • Lanark: A Life in Four Books's form of creative work is recorded as A Life in Four Books — form of creative work (P7937): novel[15].

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Authorship and Creation

Lanark: A Life in Four Books authored A Life in Four Books — author (P50): Alasdair Gray[3].

Publication

Lanark: A Life in Four Books was released on January 1981[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as A Life in Four Books — language of work or name (P407): English[6]. Its genre is A Life in Four Books — genre (P136): fantasy[5].

Why It Matters

Lanark: A Life in Four Books ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Alasdair Gray literary work Scotland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Scotland
    Instance of → literary work
    Language of work or name → English
    Publication date → +1981-01-00T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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