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Requiem for a Dream

novel Hubert Selby Jr.
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Requiem for a Dream

Summary

Requiem for a Dream is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Requiem for a Dream authored Hubert Selby Jr.[3].
  • Requiem for a Dream's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Requiem for a Dream's genre is tragedy[5].
  • Requiem for a Dream followed The Demon[6].
  • Requiem for a Dream was followed by The Willow Tree[7].
  • Requiem for a Dream's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Requiem for a Dream's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Requiem for a Dream was released on 1978[10].
  • Requiem for a Dream's characters is recorded as Sara Goldfarb[11].
  • Requiem for a Dream's characters is recorded as Marion Silver[12].
  • Requiem for a Dream's characters is recorded as Harry Goldfarb[13].
  • Requiem for a Dream's characters is recorded as Tyrone C. Love[14].
  • Requiem for a Dream's has edition or translation is recorded as Requiem for a Dream[15].
  • Requiem for a Dream's narrative location is recorded as New York City[16].
  • Requiem for a Dream's main subject is substance dependence[17].
  • Requiem for a Dream's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Requiem for a Dream'}[18].
  • Requiem for a Dream's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harry locked his mother in the closet.'}[19].
  • Requiem for a Dream's derivative work is recorded as Requiem for a Dream[20].
  • Requiem for a Dream's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Requiem for a Dream authored Hubert Selby Jr.[3].

Publication

Requiem for a Dream was published on 1978[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is tragedy[5].

Subject and Themes

Requiem for a Dream's main subject is substance dependence[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Requiem for a Dream followed The Demon[6]. It was followed by The Willow Tree[7].

Why It Matters

Requiem for a Dream ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,221 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

literary work New York City Requiem for a Dream United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
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    Characters → Sara Goldfarb, Marion Silver, Harry Goldfarb +1
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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