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Oracle Night

novel by Paul Auster
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Summary

Oracle Night is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Paul Auster[3]
  • Publisher: Henry Holt and Company[4]
  • Follows: The Book of Illusions[5]
  • Followed by: The Brooklyn Follies[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: 2003[9]
  • Has edition or translation: Oracle Night[10], Q120686267[11]
  • Narrative location: New York City[12], Brooklyn[13]
  • Title: Oracle Night[14]
  • First line: I had been sick for a long time.[15]
  • Form of creative work: novel[16]

Why It Matters

Oracle Night has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

literary work New York City Paul Auster United States

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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. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Narrative location → New York City, Brooklyn
    Form of creative work → novel
    Language of work or name → English
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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