The Whalestoe Letters

2000 novella by Mark Z. Danielewski
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Summary

The Whalestoe Letters is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • The Whalestoe Letters authored Mark Z. Danielewski[2].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • The Whalestoe Letters was published by Pantheon Books[4].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's genre is epistolary novel[5].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's genre is ergodic literature[6].
  • The Whalestoe Letters followed House of Leaves[7].
  • The Whalestoe Letters was followed by The Fifty Year Sword[8].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Whalestoe Letters was published on October 10, 2000[11].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's has edition or translation is recorded as The Whalestoe Letters[12].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's title is recorded as The Whalestoe Letters[13].
  • The Whalestoe Letters's form of creative work is recorded as novella[14].

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Authorship and Creation

The Whalestoe Letters authored Mark Z. Danielewski[2]. It was published by Pantheon Books[4].

Publication

The Whalestoe Letters was published on October 10, 2000[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include epistolary novel[5] and ergodic literature[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Whalestoe Letters followed House of Leaves[7]. It was followed by The Fifty Year Sword[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin random house work id → 36528
    Followed by → The Fifty Year Sword
    Freebase id → /m/0mdtl
    Has edition or translation → The Whalestoe Letters
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