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The Dean's December

1982 novel by Saul Bellow
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Summary

The Dean's December is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Saul Bellow[3]
  • Publisher: Harper[4]
  • Follows: Humboldt's Gift[5]
  • Followed by: More Die of Heartbreak[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: 1982[9]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[10]
  • Title: The Dean's December[11]
  • Form of creative work: novel[12]

Why It Matters

The Dean's December is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Author → Saul Bellow
    Followed by → More Die of Heartbreak
    Bookbrainz work id → a28bb15d-bce2-4266-9bf1-dfa396fe826c
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