Let the Great World Spin

2009 novel by Colum McCann
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Let the Great World Spin

Summary

Let the Great World Spin is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Let the Great World Spin authored Colum McCann[3].
  • Let the Great World Spin's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Let the Great World Spin was published by Random House[5].
  • Let the Great World Spin's depicts is recorded as Philippe Petit[6].
  • Let the Great World Spin's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Let the Great World Spin's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Let the Great World Spin was published on June 23, 2009[9].
  • Let the Great World Spin's has edition or translation is recorded as Let the Great World Spin[10].
  • Let the Great World Spin's has edition or translation is recorded as Let the Great World Spin[11].
  • Let the Great World Spin's narrative location is recorded as New York City[12].
  • Let the Great World Spin's narrative location is recorded as New York[13].
  • Let the Great World Spin's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Let the Great World Spin'}[14].
  • Let the Great World Spin's epigraph is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'All the lives we could live, all the people we will never know, never will be, they are everywhere. That is what the world is.'}[15].
  • Let the Great World Spin's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Let the Great World Spin authored Colum McCann[3]. It was published by Random House[5].

Publication

Let the Great World Spin was released on June 23, 2009[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Why It Matters

Let the Great World Spin ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2009-06-23T00:00:00Z
    Depicts Philippe Petit
    Publication date
    Country of origin United States
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:لیٹ دی گریٹ ورلڈ اسپن]]"
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