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The Big Oyster

non-fiction work by Mark Kurlansky
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The Big Oyster

Summary

The Big Oyster is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Oyster authored Mark Kurlansky[3].
  • The Big Oyster's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Big Oyster was published by Penguin Group[5].
  • The Big Oyster's genre is non-fiction[6].
  • The Big Oyster's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Big Oyster was released on January 1, 2006[8].
  • The Big Oyster's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133514382[9].
  • The Big Oyster's main subject is oyster[10].
  • The Big Oyster's title is recorded as The Big Oyster[11].
  • The Big Oyster's subtitle is recorded as History on the Half Shell[12].

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Authorship and Creation

The Big Oyster authored Mark Kurlansky[3]. It was published by Penguin Group[5].

Publication

The Big Oyster was released on January 1, 2006[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is non-fiction[6].

Subject and Themes

The Big Oyster's main subject is oyster[10].

Why It Matters

The Big Oyster ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → non-fiction
    Open library id → OL2652884W
    Wikidata description → non-fiction work by Mark Kurlansky
    Has edition or translation → Q133514382
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q140475173]]"
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