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The Cider House Rules

1985 novel by John Irving
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The Cider House Rules

Summary

The Cider House Rules is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cider House Rules authored John Irving[3].
  • The Cider House Rules's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Cider House Rules was published by William Morrow[5].
  • The Cider House Rules's genre is bildungsroman[6].
  • The Cider House Rules followed The Hotel New Hampshire[7].
  • The Cider House Rules was followed by A Prayer for Owen Meany[8].
  • The Cider House Rules's page is recorded as 1[9].
  • The Cider House Rules's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Cider House Rules's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Cider House Rules was released on January 1, 1985[12].
  • The Cider House Rules's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126600240[13].
  • The Cider House Rules's main subject is abortion[14].
  • The Cider House Rules's main subject is orphan[15].
  • The Cider House Rules's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+560'}[16].
  • The Cider House Rules's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Cider House Rules'}[17].
  • The Cider House Rules's derivative work is recorded as The Cider House Rules[18].
  • The Cider House Rules's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fe5a6a1b-ada0-44ab-8725-89705f6bfa2b[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Cider House Rules authored John Irving[3]. It was published by William Morrow[5].

Publication

The Cider House Rules was published on January 1, 1985[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is bildungsroman[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include abortion[14] and orphan[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Cider House Rules followed The Hotel New Hampshire[7]. It was followed by A Prayer for Owen Meany[8].

Why It Matters

The Cider House Rules ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

John Irving literary work The Cider House Rules 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] ↑ . sidroandcider.it. sidroandcider.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Genre → bildungsroman
    Has edition or translation → Q126600240
    Derivative work → The Cider House Rules
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