WRITER

Olivia Manning

1908 - 1980

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Olivia Mary Manning (2 March 1908 – 23 July 1980) was a British novelist, poet, writer, and reviewer. Her fiction and non-fiction, frequently detailing journeys and personal odysseys, were principally set in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East. She often wrote from her personal experience, though her books also demonstrate strengths in imaginative writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olivia Manning has received more than 350,363 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Olivia Manning is the 5,408th most popular writer (up from 5,523rd in 2019), the 4,107th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,592nd in 2019) and the 460th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A Dog of Flanders
Fiction, general, Belgium, fiction, Dogs
Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908) wrote many popular novels of adventure and romance in the 1870s and 80s under the pen name of Ouida. She also produced a number of captivating stories for youngsters. One of the best, A Dog of Flanders,. First published in 1872, A Dog of Flanders tells the moving story of Nello, a gentle boy with aspirations of becoming a painter, and Patrasche — his devoted Belgian work dog. The two, along with Nello's grandfather, live in a little village near Antwerp where Nello's idol, the artist Rubens, once worked. Nello and Patrasche suffer countless hardships — poverty, hunger, cruelty, and rejection. But they persevere in the face of adversity, up to their tragic, bittersweet end. Rich in the sentiment of its Romantic tradition, yet convincing in its portrayal of both human and animal nature, this touching classic has tugged at the heartstrings of readers and listeners alike for generations. It remains one of the nineteenth century's most imaginative and arresting works of fiction for children.
1800
The doves of Venus
Fiction, general, London (england), fiction, Young women, fiction
1955
The Levant Trilogy
World War, 1939-1945, Fiction, Fiction, historical, general
1983
The great fortune
Fiction, general
1960
Balkan trilogy
English War stories, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945
1981
The spoilt city
1962
Balkan trilogy
English War stories, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945
1981
The Nurnberg Stove
Shorthand, Texts, Fiction, action & adventure
1893
The Levant Trilogy
World War, 1939-1945, Fiction, Fiction, historical, general
1983
The great fortune
Fiction, general
1960
The doves of Venus
Fiction, general, London (england), fiction, Young women, fiction
1955
The spoilt city
1962

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Olivia Manning ranks 5,408 out of 7,302. Before her are Henry Roth, Kang Kyeong-ae, Ibrahim Kuni, Kristin Hannah, Kārlis Skalbe, and Mochtar Lubis. After her are Mira Alečković, Manuel Curros Enríquez, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Remco Campert, Nathan Zach, and Fred Saberhagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Olivia Manning ranks 329. Before her are Abdulla Aliş, Birago Diop, Mary Welsh Hemingway, Tauno Palo, Corneliu Robe, and José Antonio Remón Cantera. After her are Mikhail Somov, Félix Welkenhuysen, Numa Andoire, Sigmund Haringer, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, and Merna Kennedy. Among people deceased in 1980, Olivia Manning ranks 245. Before her are Barbara Loden, José Muguerza, Enrique Hertzog, Wilhelmina Cooper, Nils Skoglund, and Frank Wykoff. After her are Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Félix Welkenhuysen, Paavo Yrjölä, Isabel Briggs Myers, Larry Williams, and Jacob Miller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Olivia Manning ranks 4,107 out of 8,785. Before her are Robert Newton (1905), George Larner (1875), Ashley Montagu (1905), Duncan Jones (1971), David Pegg (1935), and Stephen Graham (1973). After her are Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), William John Burchell (1781), Stephen Mangan (1968), Spencer Davis (1939), D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860), and Jane Ellen Harrison (1850).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Olivia Manning ranks 460. Before her are Ali Smith (1962), Richard Llewellyn (1906), Kim Newman (1959), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868), and William Harrison Ainsworth (1805). After her are Mary Sidney (1561), John Clare (1793), Dan Houser (1974), Richard Hoggart (1918), Kate Atkinson (1951), and William Muir (1819).

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