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Stephen R. Donaldson

1947 - Today

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Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity, conceptual abstractness, moral bleakness, and the use of an arcane vocabulary, and has attracted critical praise for its "imagination, vivid characterizations, and fast pace". Donaldson earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and a Master's degree from Kent State University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen R. Donaldson has received more than 542,606 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen R. Donaldson is the 5,567th most popular writer (down from 5,087th in 2019), the 9,487th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,261st in 2019) and the 730th most popular American Writer.

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  • 540k

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

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  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 5,567 out of 5,755Before him are Elizabeth F. Ellet, José Jiménez Lozano, María Dueñas, Maria Teresa Horta, Brian Moore, and Peter Gould. After him are Andreas Eschbach, Stanisław Barańczak, Gillian Flynn, James Dickey, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Meindert DeJong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 632Before him are Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Tamotsu Suzuki, Richard Overy, Erika Lechner, Roky Erickson, and Cemil Turan. After him are Rupert Holmes, Borka Pavićević, Stuart Baird, Arthur Schnabel, Rakhee Gulzar, and Bryan Sykes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 9,487 out of 18,182Before him are Aaron Swartz (1986), Andy Hertzfeld (1953), Robert Bacher (1905), Linda Lavin (1937), Arabian Prince (1965), and Kenny Garrett (1960). After him are Yancy Butler (1970), Veronica Hamel (1943), Baby Dodds (1898), Dan White (1946), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), and Terry Branstad (1946).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 730Before him are Andy Weir (1972), Ben Shapiro (1984), Terry Bisson (1942), Bess Meredyth (1890), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), and Peter Gould (1950). After him are Gillian Flynn (1971), James Dickey (1923), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), Jodi Picoult (1966), Chaz Bono (1969), and Lloyd C. Douglas (1877).