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Lloyd Alexander

1924 - 2007

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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lloyd Alexander has received more than 620,471 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lloyd Alexander is the 4,011th most popular writer (up from 4,122nd in 2019), the 5,245th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,601st in 2019) and the 428th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Black Cauldron
Courage, Fantasy, Good and evil
1965
The high king
Juvenile fiction, Fairy tales, Maturation (Psychology)
In this final part of the chronicle of Prydain the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.
1968
The book of three
Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Swine
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil.
1964
Taran Wanderer
Birthparents, Fairy tales, Fantasy
The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.
1900
The castle of Llyr
Juvenile fiction, Princesses, Kings and rulers
When Princess Eilonwy is sent to the Isle of Mona for training, she is bewitched by the evil enchantress Achren, so Taran and other friends must try to rescue her.
1966
Time Cat
Fiction, Cats, Time travel
Jason and his magic cat Gareth travel through time to visit countries all over the world during different periods of history.
1963

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lloyd Alexander ranks 4,011 out of 7,302. Before him are Cora Sandel, Hans Carossa, Abel Bonnard, Edith Bruck, Karin Michaëlis, and Melissa Mathison. After him are Amir Hamzah, Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau, Michael Morpurgo, Kim Sowol, Diego Durán, and Otto Ludwig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Lloyd Alexander ranks 265. Before him are Joan Aiken, Claribel Alegría, Riccardo Cucciolla, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Emmanuel Scheffer, and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos. After him are Hidemaro Watanabe, Eduardo Paolozzi, Raoul Coutard, John Winter, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, and Ed Koch. Among people deceased in 2007, Lloyd Alexander ranks 209. Before him are Nicolae Dobrin, Paek Nam-sun, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Georg Buschner, Jean Stablinski, and Jan Wolkers. After him are Kembo Uba Kembo, Liviu Librescu, John Winter, Joachim Hansen, Solveig Dommartin, and Alan Ball Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lloyd Alexander ranks 5,245 out of 20,380. Before him are Dee Snider (1955), Charles Demuth (1883), Robert Keohane (1941), Richard Sheldon (1878), Melissa Mathison (1950), and Stand Watie (1806). After him are Louis Jordan (1908), Wes Unseld (1946), Rosalind E. Krauss (1941), Jack Kramer (1921), Mark Rolston (1956), and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lloyd Alexander ranks 428. Before him are Susanna Kaysen (1948), Pauline Kael (1919), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Ralph Ellison (1914), Tad Williams (1957), and Melissa Mathison (1950). After him are Syd Field (1935), Elbert Hubbard (1856), Murray Leinster (1896), Russell Banks (1940), V. C. Andrews (1923), and Bret Harte (1836).

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