The Line of Beauty

2004 historical gay novel by Alan Hollinghurst
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The Line of Beauty

Summary

The Line of Beauty is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Line of Beauty authored Alan Hollinghurst[3].
  • The Line of Beauty received the Booker Prize[4].
  • The Line of Beauty's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Line of Beauty's publisher is recorded as Picador[6].
  • The Line of Beauty's publisher is recorded as Bloomsbury Publishing[7].
  • The Line of Beauty's genre is recorded as gay-themed novel[8].
  • The Line of Beauty's genre is recorded as Q3139891[9].
  • The Line of Beauty's genre is recorded as historical fiction[10].
  • The Line of Beauty's genre is recorded as historical novel[11].
  • The Line of Beauty's OCLC number is recorded as 263634123[12].
  • The Line of Beauty's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Line of Beauty's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Line of Beauty[15].
  • The Line of Beauty's publication date is recorded as +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • The Line of Beauty's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/044p9c[17].
  • The Line of Beauty's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1993508W[18].
  • The Line of Beauty's narrative location is recorded as Lowndes Square[19].
  • The Line of Beauty's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 1867062[20].
  • The Line of Beauty's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Line of Beauty'}[21].
  • The Line of Beauty's BBC Things ID is recorded as a628db52-e92d-4dc8-bf86-02b7289c34f4[22].
  • The Line of Beauty's price is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+24.95'}[23].
  • The Line of Beauty's set in period is recorded as 1980s[24].
  • The Line of Beauty's derivative work is recorded as The Line of Beauty[25].
  • The Line of Beauty's OCLC work ID is recorded as 14114883[26].
  • The Line of Beauty's form of creative work is recorded as novel[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Line of Beauty authored Alan Hollinghurst[3].

Recognition

The Line of Beauty received the Booker Prize[4].

Why It Matters

The Line of Beauty ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Line of Beauty receive?

Honors received include Booker Prize[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . query.nytimes.com. Retrieved . query.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved . thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . query.nytimes.com. Retrieved . query.nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . boston.com. Retrieved . boston.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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