The Swimming-Pool Library

1988 novel by Alan Hollinghurst
VisualArtwork literary_work Q7767674
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The Swimming-Pool Library

Summary

The Swimming-Pool Library is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Swimming-Pool Library authored Alan Hollinghurst[3].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library received the Lambda Literary Award[4].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's publisher is recorded as Chatto & Windus[6].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's genre is recorded as Q3139891[7].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 211750470[8].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's OCLC number is recorded as 17841394[9].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's publication date is recorded as +1988-02-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04wwm_[13].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1993509W[14].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's has edition or translation is recorded as The Swimming Pool Library[15].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's narrative location is recorded as London[16].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 124247[17].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's title is recorded as The Swimming Pool Library[18].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[19].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's different from is recorded as The Swimming Pool Library[20].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Book", "TheSwimmingPoolLibrary1988"][21].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's OCLC work ID is recorded as 16969656[22].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 2776591[24].
  • The Swimming-Pool Library's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 81878[25].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Swimming-Pool Library authored Alan Hollinghurst[3].

Recognition

The Swimming-Pool Library received the Lambda Literary Award[4].

Why It Matters

The Swimming-Pool Library ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Swimming-Pool Library receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award[4].

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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