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Man in the Dark

2008 novel by Paul Auster
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Summary

Man in the Dark is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Paul Auster[3]
  • Publisher: Henry Holt and Company[4], Edicions 62[5]
  • Genre: dystopian fiction[6]
  • Follows: Travels in the Scriptorium[7]
  • Followed by: Invisible[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: 2008[11]
  • Translator: Albert Nolla Cabellos[12]
  • Has edition or translation: Man in the Dark[13]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/books/26eder.html[14]
  • Number of pages: 169[15]
  • Form of creative work: novel[16]

Why It Matters

Man in the Dark has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

literary work Paul Auster United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'ga', 'pt', 'tr', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 10
    Bookbrainz work id → 6ffdf7c4-82a5-4c7a-a352-4cc77ede8b02
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  2. 24w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Genre → dystopian fiction
    Has edition or translation → Man in the Dark
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