WRITER

Marian Keyes

1963 - Today

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Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish author and radio presenter. She is principally known for her popular fiction. Keyes became known for her novels Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Anybody Out There, and This Charming Man, which, although written in a light and humorous style, cover themes including alcoholism, depression, addiction, cancer, bereavement, and domestic violence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marian Keyes has received more than 888,997 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Marian Keyes is the 6,510th most popular writer (down from 6,182nd in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 387th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Irish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Under the duvet
Social life and customs, Journalism, Fiction
From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, motherhood and all the assorted calamities involved in being a savvy woman in the new millennium.Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world, and with Under the Duvet, Marian Keyes tackles the world of nonfiction. These are her collected pieces: regular bulletins from the woman writing under the covers.Marian loves shoes and her LTFs (Long-Term Friends), hates realtors and lost luggage, and she once had a Christmas office party that involved roasting two sheep on a spit, Moroccan-style. She's just like you and me ...Featuring a wide compilation of Marian's journalism from magazines and newspapers, plus some exclusive, previously unpublished material, Under the Duvet is bursting with funny stories: observations on life, in-laws, weight loss, parties and driving lessons that will keep you utterly gripped -- either wincing with recognition or roaring with laughter.
2001
Sushi for Beginners
Literature, Publishing, Women periodical editors
2000
Last chance saloon
Man-woman relationships, Humorous stories, Young adults
1999
The other side of the story
Literature, Literary agents, Parent and adult child
2004
Watermelon
Fiction, Mothers and daughters, Single mothers
February the fifteenth is a very special day for me. It is the day I gave birth to my first child. It is also the day my husband left me...I can only assume the two events weren't entirely unrelated. Claire has everything she ever wanted: a husband she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to their first baby, James informs her that he's leaving her. Claire is left with a newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a postpartum body that she can hardly bear to look at. She decides to go home to Dublin. And there, sheltered by the love of a quirky family, she gets better. So much so, in fact, that when James slithers back into her life, he's in for a bit of a surprise.
1995
Angels
Irish, Literature, Fiction
Marian Keyes' sixth novel is a truly captivating story about a marriage that's gone wrong and a sensible girl who suddenly just wants to let her hair down."We will shortly be landing at Los Angeles International Airport. Please ensure your seat is in the upright position, that you weigh less than a hundred pounds and that you have excellent teeth."Maggie Walsh has always done everything right. Sensibly. By the book. Until the day she leaves her husband and runs away to Hollywood, that is.Follow her on a journey of discovery, from suburbia to a suntan - taking in some heartache and lots of martinis along the way - as she discovers what she really wants in life and why she really walked out of her marriage.
2002

Page views of Marian Keyes by language

Over the past year Marian Keyes has had the most page views in the with 94,641 views, followed by Spanish (11,556), and Portuguese (4,703). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (340.98%), Egyptian Arabic (111.43%), and Norwegian (Nynorsk) (80.18%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marian Keyes ranks 6,510 out of 7,302. Before her are Countee Cullen, F. Sionil José, Patrick Kavanagh, Richelle Mead, John Lydgate, and Alice Sebold. After her are Colson Whitehead, Ransom Riggs, Kiera Cass, Sarah Winnemucca, Sidney Lee, and Ralf Rothmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Marian Keyes ranks 591. Before her are Zina Garrison, Nadia Hasnaoui, Maritza Martén, Andrei Sokolov, Alice Sebold, and Thomas Gabriel Fischer. After her are Marcus Nispel, Juan Carlos Ablanedo, Giuseppe Galderisi, Jörg Woithe, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Temir Sariyev.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Marian Keyes ranks 360 out of 549. Before her are Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Lenny Abrahamson (1966), Orla Brady (1961), Robert Sheehan (1988), Geoffrey Keating (1569), and Patrick Kavanagh (1904). After her are Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906), Desmond Connell (1926), Mairead McGuinness (1959), Henry John Stephen Smith (1826), Kerry Condon (1983), and Shay Given (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Marian Keyes ranks 50. Before her are Frank Harris (1856), Nahum Tate (1652), Roddy Doyle (1958), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), Terence MacSwiney (1879), and Patrick Kavanagh (1904). After her are Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906), James Mason (1849), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), Emma Donoghue (1969), Padraic Colum (1881), and Sally Rooney (1991).

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