WRITER

Patricia Wrightson

1921 - 2010

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Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. Employing a 'magic realism' style, her books, including the award-winning The Nargun and the Stars (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patricia Wrightson has received more than 37,507 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Patricia Wrightson is the 5,466th most popular writer (up from 5,528th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Australia (up from 270th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Australian Writer.

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  • 38k

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  • 53.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patricia Wrightson ranks 5,466 out of 7,302. Before her are Algis Budrys, Théodore Aubanel, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, John Marston, Eugenio Montejo, and Jakub Arbes. After her are Emilia Lanier, Gonzalo Rojas, Martin Cruz Smith, Guy Gavriel Kay, Eva Kotchever, and J. Bernlef.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Patricia Wrightson ranks 355. Before her are Phạm Duy, Denys de La Patellière, Herb Ellis, Giorgio Scarlatti, Josef Holeček, and Abdul Qadir al-Badri. After her are Theodore Van Kirk, Jimmy Giuffre, Joann Lõssov, Alexis Smith, Stanisław Nagy, and Karel Husa. Among people deceased in 2010, Patricia Wrightson ranks 324. Before her are Ilene Woods, Pavel Kolchin, Lisa Blount, Nujabes, Jacques Swaters, and Kazimir Hnatow. After her are Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Nena, Eva Ibbotson, Corey Haim, Marc Bazin, and Teddy Pendergrass.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Patricia Wrightson ranks 247 out of 1,143. Before her are Harry Hopman (1906), Lauren Jackson (1981), Peter Garrett (1953), Fleur Mellor (1936), Richard Bonynge (1930), and Joseph Jacobs (1854). After her are David Malet Armstrong (1926), Adrian Quist (1913), Judy Amoore (1940), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Stanley Bruce (1883), and Lesley Turner Bowrey (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Patricia Wrightson ranks 19. Before her are Joan Lindsay (1896), Gregory David Roberts (1952), Peter Carey (1943), Greg Egan (1961), Trudi Canavan (1969), and Joseph Jacobs (1854). After her are Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Markus Zusak (1975), Henry Lawson (1867), Robert Hughes (1938), Kate Morton (1976), and David Malouf (1934).

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