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The Broom of the System

novel by David Foster Wallace
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The Broom of the System

Summary

The Broom of the System is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,541 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Broom of the System authored David Foster Wallace[3].
  • The Broom of the System's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Broom of the System was published by Viking Press[5].
  • The Broom of the System was followed by Girl with Curious Hair[6].
  • The Broom of the System's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Broom of the System's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Broom of the System was published on January 6, 1987[9].
  • The Broom of the System's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Broom of the System'}[10].
  • The Broom of the System's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[11].
  • The Broom of the System's form of creative work is recorded as novel[12].

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Designation and Status

The Broom of the System's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Broom of the System ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,541 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

David Foster Wallace United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL20248246W
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL20248246W"
  2. 29d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Publisher → —
    Author → David Foster Wallace
    Country of origin → United States
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q140800927]]"
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