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Stonemouth

Stonemouth is a 2012 novel by Scottish author Iain Banks. The novel was published on 5 April 2012 by Little, Brown and Company and follows a man returning to a small seaport town after being forced to flee five years earlier. The Irish Times picked the book as one of their "Books to Read in 2012".

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Author
Iain Banks
Publication date
5 April 2012
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Media type
Print (Hardback)
Pages
368 pp

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Stonemouth

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples18
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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related to Plot summary · 7
Stonemouth → Aberdeen, Gilmour, It, London, MacAvetts, Murstons, Stewart Gilmour
related to Reception · 2
Stonemouth → Critical, Some
Author · 1
Stonemouth → Iain Banks
ISBN · 1
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Stonemouth → English
Media type · 1
Stonemouth → Print (Hardback)
Pages · 1
Stonemouth → 368 pp
Publication date · 1
Stonemouth → 5 April 2012
Publication place · 1
Stonemouth → Scotland
Publisher · 1
Stonemouth → Little, Brown and Company

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2012 novel author iain banks little brown company seaport gilmour small town five years book one reception adaptation references place

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StonemouthAuthorIain Banks1.00infobox
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StonemouthLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
StonemouthMedia typePrint (Hardback)1.00infobox
StonemouthPages368 pp1.00infobox
StonemouthPublication date5 April 20121.00infobox
StonemouthPublication placeScotland1.00infobox
StonemouthPublisherLittle, Brown and Company1.00infobox
Stonemouthis a2012 novel by Scottish author Iain Banks0.90text
Stonemouthrelated to Plot summaryStewart Gilmour0.60section
Stonemouthrelated to Plot summaryAberdeen0.60section
Stonemouthrelated to Plot summaryIt0.60section

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