WRITER

Shirley Ann Grau

1929 - 2020

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Shirley Ann Grau (July 8, 1929 – August 3, 2020) was an American writer. Born in New Orleans, she lived part of her childhood in Montgomery, Alabama. Her novels are set primarily in the Deep South and explore issues of race and gender. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shirley Ann Grau has received more than 106,597 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Shirley Ann Grau is the 6,650th most popular writer (down from 6,096th in 2019), the 13,187th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,838th in 2019) and the 964th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Prentice Hall Literature--Silver
amorality, Anglo-Saxons, aristocracy
Grade Level 7-9
1991
Nine women
Fiction, Women, Social life and customs
1985
The keepers of the house
1964
The black prince, and other stories
Social life and customs, Fiction, Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
1954
The condor passes
Millionaires, Fiction, Large type books
1971
The keepers of the house
Fiction, Race relations, African Americans
Entrenched on the same land since the early 1800s, the Howlands have, for seven generations, been pillars of their southern community. Extraordinary family lore has been passed down to Abigail Howland, but not all of it. When shocking facts come to light about her late grandfather William's relationship with Margaret Carmichael, a black housekeeper, the community is outraged, and quickly gathers to vent its fury on Abigail. Alone in the house the Howlands built, she is at once shaken by those who have betrayed her, and determined to punish the town that has persecuted her and her kin. Morally intricate, graceful, and suspenseful, The Keepers of the House has become a modern classic.
1964

Page views of Shirley Ann Graus by language

Over the past year Shirley Ann Grau has had the most page views in the with 8,035 views, followed by German (1,557), and (708). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (113.90%), Simple English (98.67%), and Basque (74.55%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shirley Ann Grau ranks 6,650 out of 7,302. Before her are Bosley Crowther, Tõnu Õnnepalu, Randall Jarrell, James Weldon Johnson, D. B. Weiss, and Patrick Besson. After her are Tom Egeland, Catherine Cookson, Rick Falkvinge, Deborah Feldman, Jessie Redmon Fauset, and Kim Thúy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Shirley Ann Grau ranks 534. Before her are Daphne Hasenjäger, Ian Stewart, Tom Foley, Ronnie Barker, Al Alvarez, and Betty Boothroyd. After her are Creed Taylor, George Clayton Johnson, Yash Johar, Joan Taylor, Eddie Garcia, and T. P. McKenna. Among people deceased in 2020, Shirley Ann Grau ranks 773. Before her are Geoffrey Palmer, Jagdeep, Kapila Vatsyayan, Nasser Shabani, Zoe Caldwell, and Karel Neffe. After her are Tarun Gogoi, Doris de Agostini, Madam Auring, Marj Dusay, Billy Evans, and Azimzhan Askarov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shirley Ann Grau ranks 13,187 out of 20,380. Before her are D. B. Weiss (1971), Bill Johnson (1960), Charles Bulfinch (1763), Bill Lienhard (1930), Tim Witherspoon (1957), and Michael Ealy (1973). After her are Sam Rivers (1977), Gail Fisher (1935), George Dern (1872), Paul Schulze (1962), Jimmi Simpson (1975), and John Pankow (1954).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Shirley Ann Grau ranks 964. Before her are Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Julie Plec (1972), Bosley Crowther (1905), Randall Jarrell (1914), James Weldon Johnson (1871), and D. B. Weiss (1971). After her are Deborah Feldman (1986), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), George Clayton Johnson (1929), Greil Marcus (1945), Joel Surnow (1955), and Kevin Poulsen (1965).

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