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Whisky Galore

1947 novel by Compton Mackenzie
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Summary

Whisky Galore is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Compton Mackenzie[3]
  • Publisher: Chatto & Windus[4]
  • Genre: farce[5], comedy[6]
  • Follows: Keep the Home Guard Turning[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: Scotland[9]
  • Publication date: 1947[10]
  • Title: Whisky Galore[11]
  • Form of creative work: novel[12]

Why It Matters

Whisky Galore has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

literary work Scotland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'cy', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'gd', 'nl', 'sh', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to etwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  2. 15w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → —
    Open library id → OL7966479W
    Follows → —
    Genre → farce, comedy
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Open library id: OL7966479W, add claims: P648"
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