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Susan Cooper

1935 - Today

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Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian legends and Welsh folk heroes. For that work, in 2012 she won the lifetime Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association, recognizing her contribution to writing for teens. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Susan Cooper has received more than 760,478 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Susan Cooper is the 5,533rd most popular writer (down from 4,758th in 2019), the 4,593rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,828th in 2019) and the 516th most popular British Writer.

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  • 760k

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  • 42.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Susan Cooper ranks 5,533 out of 5,755Before her are Thomas Berger, Lucía Etxebarría, François Nourissier, Anne V. Coates, Paul Arène, and Gert Hofmann. After her are Fredy Perlman, Ramsey Campbell, Marianne Williamson, P. C. Cast, Lyman Abbott, and John Greenleaf Whittier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Susan Cooper ranks 409Before her are Susan Brownmiller, Peter de Klerk, Adnan Badran, Yola Ramírez, Aki Schmidt, and Ronald Pettersson. After her are Ferenc Török, Alfredo del Águila, Hans Sturm, Egon Franke, Barbro Martinsson, and Vasil Metodiev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Susan Cooper ranks 4,593 out of 7,765Before her are Anne V. Coates (1925), William Yarrell (1784), Dele Alli (1996), Terry George (1952), Lando Norris (1999), and Tom Bridger (1934). After her are Ramsey Campbell (1946), Richey Edwards (1967), Peter Geach (1916), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Serena Scott Thomas (1961), and Robert H. McNaught (1956).

Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Susan Cooper ranks 516Before her are Aubrey de Grey (1963), Anne Fine (1947), John Masefield (1878), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), and Anne V. Coates (1925). After her are Ramsey Campbell (1946), E. W. Hornung (1866), Olivia Manning (1908), William Cobbett (1763), Andrew Davies (1936), and Malcolm Bradbury (1932).