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Pierre; or, The Ambiguities

novel by Herman Melville
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Summary

Pierre; or, The Ambiguities is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (998 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Herman Melville[3]
  • Follows: Moby-Dick[4]
  • Followed by: Israel Potter[5]
  • Commons category: Pierre; or, The Ambiguities[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: 1852[9]
  • Has edition or translation: Q123965738[10], Q138507162[11]
  • Narrative location: New York[12]
  • Title: "Pierre: or, The Ambiguities"[13]
  • Copyright status: public domain[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

Pierre; or, The Ambiguities has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Herman Melville literary work Lolita Moby-Dick New York public domain United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 98b580b6-b9a8-42aa-adab-188934cf7eb7
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  2. 22d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ur']
    Gnd id → 4351493-5
    Sitelink count → 7
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  3. 19w ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ndl authority id → 032621882
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  4. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Israel Potter
    Aliases → —
    Author → Herman Melville
    Publication date → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:پیئر؛ اور، دی ایمبیگیوئیٹیز]]"
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