Water for Elephants

2006 novel by Sara Gruen
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Water for Elephants

Summary

Water for Elephants is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (682 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Water for Elephants authored Sara Gruen[3].
  • Water for Elephants's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Water for Elephants's genre is historical romance[5].
  • Water for Elephants's genre is epistolary novel[6].
  • Water for Elephants's genre is romance[7].
  • Water for Elephants's genre is historical prose literature[8].
  • Water for Elephants's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Water for Elephants's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Water for Elephants was published on May 26, 2006[11].
  • Water for Elephants's has edition or translation is recorded as Water for Elephants[12].
  • Water for Elephants's has edition or translation is recorded as Water for Elephants[13].
  • Water for Elephants's narrative location is recorded as United States[14].
  • Water for Elephants's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water for Elephants'}[15].
  • Water for Elephants's derivative work is recorded as Water for Elephants[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 854dde96-6417-448b-8c5a-d6bbcbe8f0a5[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Water for Elephants authored Sara Gruen[3].

Publication

Water for Elephants was published on May 26, 2006[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include historical romance[5], epistolary novel[6], romance[7], and historical prose literature[8].

Why It Matters

Water for Elephants ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (682 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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