How to Be Good

2001 novel by Nick Hornby
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How to Be Good

Summary

How to Be Good is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How to Be Good authored Nick Hornby[3].
  • How to Be Good's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • How to Be Good was published by Viking Press[5].
  • How to Be Good followed About a Boy[6].
  • How to Be Good was followed by A Long Way Down[7].
  • How to Be Good's language of work or name is recorded as British English[8].
  • How to Be Good's country of origin is recorded as England[9].
  • How to Be Good was published on May 31, 2001[10].
  • How to Be Good's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131705864[11].
  • How to Be Good's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141539579[12].
  • How to Be Good's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[13].
  • How to Be Good's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 34123417-2f2b-4951-8c4b-54f6e82f0cbf[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

How to Be Good authored Nick Hornby[3]. It was published by Viking Press[5].

Publication

How to Be Good was released on May 31, 2001[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as British English[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

How to Be Good followed About a Boy[6]. It was followed by A Long Way Down[7].

Why It Matters

How to Be Good ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q131705864, Q141539579
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  2. 21w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2001-05-31T00:00:00Z
    Followed by → —
    Aliases → —
    Followed by → A Long Way Down
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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