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The Night Watch

2006 novel by Sarah Waters
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Summary

The Night Watch is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (943 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Sarah Waters[3]
  • Award received: Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[4]
  • Genre: historical fiction[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[7]
  • Publication date: February 2, 2006[8]
  • Has edition or translation: The Night Watch[9]
  • Narrative location: London[10]
  • Main subject: World War II[11]
  • Nominated for: Booker Prize[12]
  • Title: The Night Watch[13]
  • Has characteristic: reverse chronology[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

The Night Watch is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

What awards did The Night Watch receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → historical fiction
    Open library id → OL551024W
    Wikidata description → 2006 novel by Sarah Waters
    Has edition or translation → The Night Watch
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Goodreads work id: 134485, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/150955955|The Night Watch (#150955955)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5858|Goodreads work ID"
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