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The Counterlife

1986 novel by Philip Roth
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The Counterlife

Summary

The Counterlife 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 Counterlife authored Philip Roth[3].
  • The Counterlife's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Counterlife was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux[5].
  • The Counterlife's genre is postmodern fiction[6].
  • The Counterlife's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Counterlife's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Counterlife was published on 1986[9].
  • The Counterlife's has edition or translation is recorded as The Counterlife[10].
  • The Counterlife's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Counterlife'}[11].
  • The Counterlife's form of creative work is recorded as novel[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Counterlife authored Philip Roth[3]. It was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux[5].

Publication

The Counterlife was released on 1986[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is postmodern fiction[6].

Why It Matters

The Counterlife ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

literary work Philip Roth United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Language of work or name → English
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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