WRITER

Walter Abish

1931 - 2022

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Walter Abish (December 24, 1931 – May 28, 2022) was an Austrian-born American author of experimental novels and short stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Abish has received more than 82,207 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Abish is the 5,907th most popular writer, the 1,000th most popular biography from Austria and the 73rd most popular Austrian Writer.

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  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter Abish ranks 5,907 out of 7,302. Before him are Julia Donaldson, Anthony Powell, Leigh Hunt, Clare Hollingworth, André Bjerke, and Princess Delphine of Belgium. After him are Michael Swanwick, John Green, Timur Vermes, Isaac D'Israeli, Monika Maron, and James Cooke Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Walter Abish ranks 504. Before him are Bogumił Kobiela, Árpád Bárány, Enrique Hormazábal, Ursula Donath, Ernest Schultz, and Paul Halla. After him are Leslie Bricusse, Frank Gardner, Paul Motian, Gloria Talbott, Anatoly Lein, and Otis Blackwell. Among people deceased in 2022, Walter Abish ranks 507. Before him are John McNally, Mike Hodges, Henry Lincoln, Bjarni Tryggvason, Jose Maria Sison, and Ned Rorem. After him are Amos Sawyer, Sture Allén, David Ray Griffin, Géza Csapó, Anita Gradin, and Gail Halvorsen.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Walter Abish ranks 1,000 out of 1,424. Before him are Julius von Hann (1839), Felix Gottwald (1976), Regine Heitzer (1944), Maximilian Raub (1926), Othmar Karas (1957), and Paul Halla (1931). After him are Matthias Steiner (1982), Eduard Kainberger (1911), Franz Fischler (1946), Marc Janko (1983), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), and Otto Stuppacher (1947).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Walter Abish ranks 73. Before him are Ruth Klüger (1931), André Heller (1947), Ferdinand von Saar (1833), Eva Ibbotson (1925), Christoph Ransmayr (1954), and Thomas Brezina (1963). After him are Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872), Gerhard Roth (1942), Barbara Frischmuth (1941), Robert Seethaler (1966), Wolf Haas (1960), and Maja Haderlap (1961).

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