The Looking Glass War

1965 spy novel by John le Carré
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The Looking Glass War

Summary

The Looking Glass War is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Looking Glass War authored John le Carré[3].
  • The Looking Glass War's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Looking Glass War was published by Heinemann[5].
  • The Looking Glass War was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[6].
  • The Looking Glass War's genre is spy fiction[7].
  • The Looking Glass War followed The Spy Who Came in from the Cold[8].
  • The Looking Glass War was followed by A Small Town in Germany[9].
  • The Looking Glass War's part of the series is recorded as George Smiley series[10].
  • The Looking Glass War's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Looking Glass War's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • The Looking Glass War was published on January 1, 1969[13].
  • The Looking Glass War's main subject is Cold War[14].
  • The Looking Glass War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Looking Glass War'}[15].
  • The Looking Glass War's derivative work is recorded as The Looking Glass War[16].
  • The Looking Glass War's form of creative work is recorded as novel[17].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cdc0aea9-bad2-45f7-98ab-ff4ae9b7e1fd[19]

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Designation and Status

The Looking Glass War's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Looking Glass War ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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