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Fingersmith

2002 novel by Sarah Waters
Creative Work Literary Work Q2756027

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
literary work
Award received
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[3]
Author
Sarah Waters[2]
Genre
Gothic novel, LGBT-related literature, historical fiction, crime fiction[5][6][7][8]
Language of work or name
English[9]
Publication date
February 4, 2002[11]
Nominated for
Booker Prize[17]
Country of origin
United Kingdom[10]
Derivative work
Fingersmith, Fingersmith, The Handmaiden[19][20]
Form of creative work
novel[21]
Has version, edition or translation
Fingersmith, Fingersmith[12][13]
Main subject
orphan, pickpocketing, fraud[14][15][16]
Publisher
Virago Press[4]
Title
Fingersmith[18]
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🔖 Identifiers · 11
BBC Things ID
cdd15fa2-d43e-4e89-b06d-e2a1d97c7524
Book Marks ID
fingersmith
BookBrainz work ID
5a7dcd6b-26c9-4e43-8bb9-80fb81e14aae
FantLab work ID
246630
Freebase ID
/m/0bd5lr
Goodreads work ID
1014113
LibraryThing work ID
12225
OCLC number
48235549
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
9055361
Open Library ID
OL35581651W
Penguin Random House work ID
348400

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Genre 3
Gothic novel, historical fiction, crime literature
Main subject 3
orphan, fraud, pickpocketing
← Based on 2
The Handmaiden, Fingersmith
Author 1
Sarah Waters
Country of origin 1
United Kingdom
Derivative work 1
Fingersmith
Form of creative work 1
novel
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
English
Nominated for 1
Booker Prize
Publisher 1
Virago Press
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Summary

Fingersmith is a literary work[1].

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What awards did Fingersmith receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[3].

Related Entities

literary work Sarah Waters The Handmaiden United Kingdom

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  16. [17] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz work ID → 5a7dcd6b-26c9-4e43-8bb9-80fb81e14aae
    "Created claim: BookBrainz work ID: 5a7dcd6b-26c9-4e43-8bb9-80fb81e14aae, batch #290269"
  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Fingersmith, The Handmaiden
    "Created claim: Derivative work: The Handmaiden, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790850291122"
  3. 7w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has version, edition or translation → Fingersmith
    "Created claim: Has version, edition or translation: Fingersmith"
  4. 28w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → February 4, 2002
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Language of work or name → English
    Author → Sarah Waters
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Genre: crime literature, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777531327508"
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