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A Widow for One Year

novel by John Irving
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Summary

A Widow for One Year is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: John Irving[3]
  • Publisher: Random House[4]
  • Follows: A Son of the Circus[5]
  • Followed by: The Fourth Hand[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: May 5, 1998[9]
  • Has edition or translation: Q126711956[10]
  • Title: A Widow for One Year[11]
  • Form of creative work: novel[12]

Why It Matters

A Widow for One Year has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

John Irving literary work United States

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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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). A Widow for One Year. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-widow-for-one-year
MLA “A Widow for One Year.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-widow-for-one-year.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_a-widow-for-one-year_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{A Widow for One Year}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-widow-for-one-year}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'lt', 'pl', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 7
    Bookbrainz work id → 1a06a739-6b47-4e94-8fff-5fd767e14261
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q126711956
    Followed by → —
    Publication date → —
    Publisher → Random House
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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