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Louise Penny

1958 - Today

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Louise Penny (born July 1, 1958) is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centred on the work of francophone Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). After she turned to writing, she won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha Award for best mystery novel of the year five times, including four consecutive years (2007–2010), and the Anthony Award for best novel of the year five times, including four consecutive years (2010–2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louise Penny has received more than 1,833,320 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Louise Penny is the 4,809th most popular writer, the 380th most popular biography from Canada and the 26th most popular Canadian Writer.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Louise Penny ranks 4,809 out of 5,755. Before her are William Harrison Ainsworth, Petr Bezruč, Jan de Hartog, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Paul van Ostaijen, and Jacob van Maerlant. After her are José Mármol, Charles Williams, Archibald MacLeish, Mari Jungstedt, Jack Finney, and Stratis Myrivilis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Louise Penny ranks 240. Before her are Tetsuya Komuro, Bernard Genghini, Bernard Fellay, Luz Casal, Pita, and Marcos Paquetá. After her are Sakine Cansız, Walburga Habsburg Douglas, Candace Bushnell, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Zoran Vujović, and Shafi Goldwasser.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Louise Penny ranks 380 out of 1,350. Before her are Frances Bay (1919), Duncan Regehr (1952), Daniel Powter (1971), William Kahan (1933), Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680), and Alex Wilson (1905). After her are Megan Follows (1968), Todd McFarlane (1961), Anke Engelke (1965), Grimes (1988), George Hodgson (1893), and Chad Kroeger (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Louise Penny ranks 26. Before her are Robertson Davies (1913), Nancy Huston (1953), Grant Allen (1848), Michel Tremblay (1942), Wyndham Lewis (1882), and Duncan Regehr (1952). After her are Mark Strand (1934), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Sven Delblanc (1931), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Farley Mowat (1921), and George Woodcock (1912).

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