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The Comfort of Strangers

1981 novel by Ian McEwan
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The Comfort of Strangers

Summary

The Comfort of Strangers is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Comfort of Strangers authored Ian McEwan[3].
  • The Comfort of Strangers's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Comfort of Strangers's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • The Comfort of Strangers was released on +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • The Comfort of Strangers's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[7].
  • The Comfort of Strangers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Comfort of Strangers'}[8].
  • The Comfort of Strangers's derivative work is recorded as The Comfort of Strangers[9].
  • The Comfort of Strangers's form of creative work is recorded as novel[10].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Comfort of Strangers authored Ian McEwan[3].

Publication

The Comfort of Strangers was published on +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5].

Why It Matters

The Comfort of Strangers ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Ian McEwan literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Derivative work → The Comfort of Strangers
    Form of creative work → novel
    Publication date → —
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