WRITER

Morris West

1916 - 1999

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Morris Langlo West (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Each new book he wrote after he became an established writer sold more than one million copies.West's works were often focused on international politics and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in international affairs. In The Shoes of the Fisherman he described the election and career of a Slav as Pope, 15 years before the historic election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morris West has received more than 210,235 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Morris West is the 2,960th most popular writer (down from 2,650th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Australia (down from 80th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Masterclass
1991
La Salamandra
1991
L'avocat du diable
1959
El Abogado del Diablo
Fiction, Ficción, Iglesia Católica
1962
The Big Story
1970
Lazaro
1992

Page views of Morris Wests by language

Over the past year Morris West has had the most page views in the with 23,099 views, followed by Spanish (12,598), and Portuguese (3,773). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (213.01%), Latin (93.72%), and Swedish (83.43%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Morris West ranks 2,960 out of 7,302. Before him are Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Anne Carson, Jean Echenoz, and José Martínez Ruiz. After him are James Rollins, Angela Carter, Louise Weiss, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Robert Burton, and Anvari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Morris West ranks 128. Before him are James Herriot, Anthony Dawson, Sangoulé Lamizana, Unica Zürn, Lars Korvald, and Budd Boetticher. After him are Halil İnalcık, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Gino Bianco, Benjamin Libet, Maurice Bavaud, and Arno Peters. Among people deceased in 1999, Morris West ranks 110. Before him are Petr Shelokhonov, Hendrick Chin A Sen, Dmitry Likhachov, Dennis Viollet, Pierre Bézier, and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin. After him are Karekin I, Nahum Stelmach, Nise da Silveira, Bob Peck, Ron Wyatt, and Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Morris West ranks 86 out of 1,143. Before him are Judy Davis (1955), Nick Vujicic (1982), Mark Evans (1956), David Wenham (1965), Helen Reddy (1941), and Roger Donaldson (1945). After him are Terence Tao (1975), James Aldridge (1918), Germaine Greer (1939), Leo McKern (1920), Anthony Albanese (1963), and Jason Clarke (1969).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Morris West ranks 8. Before him are P. L. Travers (1899), James Clavell (1921), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Thomas Keneally (1935), Annette Kellermann (1887), and Elizabeth von Arnim (1866). After him are James Aldridge (1918), Germaine Greer (1939), Banjo Paterson (1864), John Flanagan (1944), Joan Lindsay (1896), and Gregory David Roberts (1952).

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