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The Shards

2023 novel by Bret Easton Ellis
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The Shards

Summary

The Shards is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,755 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shards authored Bret Easton Ellis[3].
  • The Shards's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Shards's genre is autofiction[5].
  • The Shards was released on January 17, 2023[6].
  • The Shards was released on 2023[7].
  • The Shards's narrative location is recorded as Los Angeles[8].
  • The Shards's title is recorded as The Shards[9].
  • The Shards's set in period is recorded as 1981[10].
  • The Shards's form of creative work is recorded as novel[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Shards authored Bret Easton Ellis[3].

Publication

Publication dates include January 17, 2023[6] and 2023[7]. The Shards's genre is autofiction[5].

Why It Matters

The Shards ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,755 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Gabbe · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin random house work id → 713027
    Instance of → literary work
    Goodreads work id → 90439420
    Author → Bret Easton Ellis
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q136722498]]"
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