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The Monkey Wrench Gang

1975 novel by Edward Abbey
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The Monkey Wrench Gang

Summary

The Monkey Wrench Gang is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,622 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Monkey Wrench Gang authored Edward Abbey[3].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang was published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins[5].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's genre is thriller[6].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang followed Black Sun[7].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang was followed by Hayduke Lives![8].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang was released on August 1975[11].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131719400[12].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Monkey Wrench Gang'}[13].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Dr. Sarvis with his bald mottled dome and savage visage, grim and noble as Sibelius, was out night-riding on a routine neighborhood beautification project, burning billboards along the highway-U.S. 66, later to be devoured by the superstate's interstate a"}[14].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].
  • The Monkey Wrench Gang's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 813.54[16].

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Authorship and Creation

The Monkey Wrench Gang authored Edward Abbey[3]. It was published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins[5].

Publication

The Monkey Wrench Gang was released on August 1975[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is thriller[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Monkey Wrench Gang followed Black Sun[7]. It was followed by Hayduke Lives![8].

Why It Matters

The Monkey Wrench Gang ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,622 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

It has been cited as an influence by Earth First![18], an environmental organization[19], in United States[20], founded in 1980[21].

FAQs

Who did The Monkey Wrench Gang influence?

The Monkey Wrench Gang has been cited as an influence by Earth First![18].

Related Entities

Edward Abbey literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Alguma A. Pessoa · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1975-08-00T00:00:00Z
    Open library id → OL2929630W
    Main subject → ['Q2685659', 'Q193518', 'Q30']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL20383264W, add P648 claim: OL20383264W"
  2. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Followed by → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Followed by → Hayduke Lives!
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی منکی رینچ گینگ]]"
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