WRITER

Elizabeth Wurtzel

1967 - 2020

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Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (July 31, 1967 – January 7, 2020) was an American writer, journalist, and lawyer known for the confessional memoir Prozac Nation, which she published at the age of 27. Her work often focused on chronicling her personal struggles with depression, addiction, career, and relationships. Wurtzel's work drove a boom in confessional writing and the personal memoir genre during the 1990s, and she was viewed as a voice of Generation X. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elizabeth Wurtzel has received more than 955,986 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Elizabeth Wurtzel is the 7,166th most popular writer (down from 6,410th in 2019), the 17,378th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,200th in 2019) and the 1,169th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Nacion Prozac
1995
Averroes (1126-1198), oder, der Triumph des Rationalismus
Islamic Philosophy, Conferences, Islamic philosophy
2002
Bitch
Biography, Femmes fatales, Women
Verhandeling over de stelling dat onafhankelijke, eigenzinnige vrouwen veel boeiender zijn dan brave, volgzame types en dat de maatschappij op hun gedrag veel negatiever reageert dan op vergelijkbaar gedrag van mannen.
1998
Prozac nation
Mental health, Depressed persons, Biography
xxxv, 338 pages ; 21 cm
1994
More, Now, Again
Depressed persons, Authors, biography, Women, united states, biography
2001
More, now, again
Mental health, ADHS, Amphetamine
The author offers an account of her descent into Ritalin addiction, her experiences as an addict, and her difficult struggle to gain control over the drug and her life.
2001
Bitch
Biography, Femmes fatales, Women
Verhandeling over de stelling dat onafhankelijke, eigenzinnige vrouwen veel boeiender zijn dan brave, volgzame types en dat de maatschappij op hun gedrag veel negatiever reageert dan op vergelijkbaar gedrag van mannen.
1998
Averroes (1126-1198), oder, der Triumph des Rationalismus
Islamic Philosophy, Conferences, Islamic philosophy
2002
Full frontal fiction
American Erotic stories
2000
Prozac nation
Mental health, Depressed persons, Biography
xxxv, 338 pages ; 21 cm
1994
Nacion Prozac
1995
More, now, again
Mental health, ADHS, Amphetamine
The author offers an account of her descent into Ritalin addiction, her experiences as an addict, and her difficult struggle to gain control over the drug and her life.
2001

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 7,166 out of 7,302. Before her are Judith Wright, Chris Abani, J. G. Quintel, Jane Espenson, Kristin Cashore, and Man Haron Monis. After her are Nalo Hopkinson, Sefi Atta, Stephen Glass, Giuliana Rancic, Eleanor Catton, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 855. Before her are Andre Arendse, Steffen Blochwitz, Scott Walker, Atsuhiro Iwai, Barbara Kendall, and Edson Rodrigues. After her are Masao Sugimoto, Rechelle Hawkes, Syed Kamall, Debi Thomas, Yuki Takita, and Seo Hyang-soon. Among people deceased in 2020, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 881. Before her are Oscar Cruz, King Von, Mohamed Abarhoun, Tony Hsieh, Miljan Mrdaković, and Hana Kimura. After her are Lynn Shelton, Kizito Mihigo, Willie Thorne, Execution of Navid Afkari, Yahya Hassan, and Shad Gaspard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 17,378 out of 20,380. Before her are Jennifer Brady (1995), Christian Navarro (1991), Josh Zuckerman (1985), Richard Steven Horvitz (1966), Kim Turner (1961), and Davey Havok (1975). After her are Rachel Boston (1982), Marissa Jaret Winokur (1973), Shaun Livingston (1985), Melissa Morrison-Howard (1971), David Kaufman (1961), and Ricochet (1988).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Elizabeth Wurtzel ranks 1,169. Before her are Edward Kitsis (1971), James Frey (1969), Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975), J. G. Quintel (1982), Jane Espenson (1964), and Kristin Cashore (1976). After her are Stephen Glass (1972), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (1973), Sanjay Gupta (1969), Jon Fisher (1972), Paula Vogel (1951), and Paul Harding (1967).

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