WRITER

Michelle Paver

1960 - Today

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Michelle Paver (born 7 September 1960) is a British novelist and children's writer, best known for her children's historical fantasy series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, set in prehistoric Europe. Born in Malawi, she moved to England as a young child. Paver started her career as a lawyer, before becoming a full-time writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michelle Paver has received more than 192,828 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michelle Paver is the 6,399th most popular writer (down from 5,725th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Malawi (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Malawian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Shadow Catcher
2002
Fever Hill
2004
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1
2004
Spirit Walker
Juvenile Fiction
As the Moon of No Dark waxes large, the clans fall prey to a horrifying sickness. Fear stalks the Forest. No one knows the cause—and only Torak can find the cure. His quest takes him across the sea to the mysterious islands of the Seal Clan. Here, Torak battles an unseen menace and uncovers a betrayal that will change his life—forever.
20064 / 5
Wolf Brother (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness)
2004

Page views of Michelle Pavers by language

Over the past year Michelle Paver has had the most page views in the with 19,755 views, followed by Russian (2,046), and Swedish (2,039). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (36.52%), Hebrew (14.26%), and Czech (12.62%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michelle Paver ranks 6,399 out of 7,302. Before her are Anne-Marie Garat, George Peele, Barry Unsworth, Mary Berry, Joe Paterno, and Asma Barlas. After her are Leslie Feinberg, Jennifer Egan, James Patrick Kelly, Phyllis A. Whitney, Janet Evanovich, and Tron Øgrim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Michelle Paver ranks 520. Before her are Sergei Ponomarenko, Tomás Reñones, Uddhav Thackeray, Richard Biggs, Igor Nikulin, and Maia Panjikidze. After her are Scott McCloud, Sergey Menyaylo, Diane Williams, Carlos Alberto Santos, Aimee Mann, and Malouma.

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In Malawi

Among people born in Malawi, Michelle Paver ranks 9 out of 15. Before her are Hastings Banda (1898), Joyce Banda (1950), Peter Mutharika (1940), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Abeid Karume (1905), and Theresa Kachindamoto (1950). After her are Anthea Stewart (1944), William Kamkwamba (1987), Cate Campbell (1992), Russell Mwafulirwa (1983), Jabulani Linje (1994), and Bronte Campbell (1994).

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Among WRITERS In Malawi

Among writers born in Malawi, Michelle Paver ranks 1. After her are William Kamkwamba (1987).

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