WRITER

J. G. Farrell

1935 - 1979

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James Gordon Farrell (25 January 1935 – 11 August 1979) was an English-born novelist of Irish descent. He gained prominence for a series of novels known as "the Empire Trilogy" (Troubles, The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip), which deal with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule. Troubles received the 1971 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and The Siege of Krishnapur received the 1973 Booker Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. G. Farrell has received more than 296,988 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). J. G. Farrell is the 6,147th most popular writer (down from 5,772nd in 2019), the 5,093rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,090th in 2019) and the 574th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The siege of Krishnapur
Fiction, Fiction in English, History
1973
The hill station
Fiction, Modern fiction
1981
Troubles
World War, 1914-1918, Family-owned business enterprises, Fiction
1970
The Singapore grip
Strikes and lockouts, Fiction in English, British
1978
A girl in the head
1967

Page views of J. G. Farrells by language

Over the past year J. G. Farrell has had the most page views in the with 32,537 views, followed by Chinese (1,591), and German (1,500). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Dutch (336.90%), Ukrainian (255.34%), and Egyptian Arabic (35.97%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, J. G. Farrell ranks 6,147 out of 7,302. Before him are Kristina Brenk, Patricia A. McKillip, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Bernardine Evaristo, John Logan, and Ahmad NikTalab. After him are Pia Tafdrup, Patrick Grainville, Mieko Kawakami, Walker Percy, Maja Bošković-Stulli, and John Addington Symonds.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, J. G. Farrell ranks 487. Before him are Alfredo Torres, Irma P. Hall, Gabriel Elorde, Walter Mahlendorf, Takashi Ishimoto, and Franco Trincavelli. After him are Charles Sheffield, Barbro Martinsson, Vic Elford, Frank Schepke, Marilee Stepan, and Vasil Metodiev. Among people deceased in 1979, J. G. Farrell ranks 265. Before him are Charles Coughlin, Karel Senecký, Wálter Guimarães, Giovanni De Prà, Vivian Vance, and Roy Harris. After him are Klaus Egge, Laurie Bird, Gracie Fields, Arthur Fiedler, Carl Laemmle Jr., and Lowell George.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. G. Farrell ranks 5,093 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernardine Evaristo (1959), Steve Toussaint (1965), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Audrey Williamson (1926), Erskine Childers (1870), and John James (1914). After him are Archie Panjabi (1972), Louise Lombard (1970), Jennie Fletcher (1890), Herbert Roper Barrett (1873), Rebecca Solomon (1832), and John Addington Symonds (1840).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, J. G. Farrell ranks 574. Before him are Lady Charlotte Guest (1812), Darren Shan (1972), Dannie Abse (1923), Ann Cleeves (1954), Reginald Hill (1936), and Bernardine Evaristo (1959). After him are John Addington Symonds (1840), E. W. Hornung (1866), Joyce Cary (1888), Philip Massinger (1583), Paul Scott (1920), and Michael Drayton (1563).

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