Primary Colors

1996 novel (roman à clef) by political journalist Joe Klein (based on U.S. President Bill Clinton)
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Primary Colors

Summary

Primary Colors is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Primary Colors authored Joe Klein[3].
  • Primary Colors's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Primary Colors was edited by Daniel Menaker[5].
  • Primary Colors was published by Random House[6].
  • Primary Colors's genre is roman à clef[7].
  • Primary Colors's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Primary Colors's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Primary Colors was released on January 16, 1996[10].
  • Primary Colors's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Primary Colors'}[11].
  • Primary Colors's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Novel of Politics'}[12].
  • Primary Colors's author name string is recorded as Klein[13].
  • Primary Colors's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Primary Colors authored Joe Klein[3]. It was edited by Daniel Menaker[5]. It was published by Random House[6].

Publication

Primary Colors was published on January 16, 1996[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is roman à clef[7].

Why It Matters

Primary Colors ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
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    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/Primary-Colors-by-Klein
    Country of origin → United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Literature/PrimaryColors"
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