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The Buddha in the Attic

2011 novel by Julie Otsuka
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Summary

The Buddha in the Attic is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Buddha in the Attic authored Julie Otsuka[3].
  • The Buddha in the Attic's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Buddha in the Attic was published by Alfred A. Knopf[5].
  • The Buddha in the Attic followed When the Emperor was Divine[6].
  • The Buddha in the Attic's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Buddha in the Attic's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Buddha in the Attic was released on August 2011[9].
  • The Buddha in the Attic's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141154606[10].
  • The Buddha in the Attic's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141201253[11].
  • The Buddha in the Attic's title is recorded as The Buddha in the Attic[12].
  • The Buddha in the Attic's form of creative work is recorded as novel[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bac2882d-1e90-4de6-99d9-062caa2d8c7f[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Buddha in the Attic authored Julie Otsuka[3]. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf[5].

Publication

The Buddha in the Attic was released on August 2011[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Buddha in the Attic followed When the Emperor was Divine[6].

Why It Matters

The Buddha in the Attic ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

literary work United States

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.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2011-08-00T00:00:00Z
    Form of creative work → novel
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → United States
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q141201253"
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