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Markus Zusak

1975 - Today

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Markus Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer with Austrian and German roots. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger (US title: I Am the Messenger), two novels which became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Markus Zusak has received more than 816,334 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Markus Zusak is the 4,343rd most popular writer (down from 4,067th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Australia (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Australian Writer.

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  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Markus Zusak ranks 4,343 out of 5,794. Before him are Johan Falkberget, Per Olof Sundman, Kedarnath Singh, Riccardo Bacchelli, Mona Simpson, and Vesna Parun. After him are L. J. Smith, Robin Sharma, Kārlis Skalbe, Joseph Meyer, Sergei Lukyanenko, and Ernie Pyle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Markus Zusak ranks 94. Before him are Anouk, Albert Celades, Juan Carlos Valerón, Manuel Ferrara, Taboo, and Marcelo Ríos. After him are Jonah Lomu, Mary Pierce, Mehmet Günsür, Russell Brand, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and John Higgins.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Markus Zusak ranks 169 out of 790. Before him are Norman Brookes (1877), Malcolm Fraser (1930), Emilie de Ravin (1981), Cadel Evans (1977), Quentin Bryce (1942), and Teresa Palmer (1986). After him are Jacinda Barrett (1972), Greg Egan (1961), Mae Busch (1891), Deborra-Lee Furness (1955), Keith Michell (1926), and Nathan Jones (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Markus Zusak ranks 13. Before him are Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Annette Kellermann (1887), Germaine Greer (1939), James Aldridge (1918), Gregory David Roberts (1952), and Peter Carey (1943). After him are Greg Egan (1961), Trudi Canavan (1969), Robert Hughes (1938), Patricia Wrightson (1921), Henry Lawson (1867), and Banjo Paterson (1864).

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