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Alan Garner

1934 - Today

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Alan Garner (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native county of Cheshire, North West England, being set in the region and making use of the native Cheshire dialect. Born in Congleton, Garner grew up in Alderley Edge, and spent much of his youth in the wooded area known locally as "The Edge", where he gained an early interest in the folklore of the region. Studying at Manchester Grammar School and then briefly at Oxford University, in 1957 he moved to the village of Blackden, where he bought and renovated an Early Modern Period (circa 1590) building known as Toad Hall. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Alan Garner is the 6,372nd most popular writer (down from 6,190th in 2024), the 5,609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,174th in 2019) and the 625th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Alan Garner ranks 6,372 out of 7,302. Before him are Isaac D'Israeli, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Angus Wilson, Pavel Antokolsky, Zadie Smith, and Martha Wells. After him are Jáchym Topol, Tristan Taormino, Ion Negoițescu, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Māra Zālīte, and Alex Yermolinsky.

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Among people born in 1934, Alan Garner ranks 540. Before him are José María Maguregui, N. Scott Momaday, Peter Schamoni, Christian Wolff, Robert Stigwood, and Mary Carter Reitano. After him are Ed Flanders, José Villegas, Ivan Utrobin, Pratima Barua Pandey, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, and Carl Levin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Garner ranks 5,611 out of 8,785. Before him are Warren Treadgold (1949), Regé-Jean Page (1988), Steve Ovett (1955), Zadie Smith (1975), Steve Sumner (1955), and Ian Watkins (1977). After him are Rebecca Ferguson (1986), Dennis Poore (1916), Anna Friel (1976), Viv Anderson (1956), Bryan Sykes (1947), and Hamish Harding (1964).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Alan Garner ranks 625. Before him are Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Brian Jacques (1939), Barry Unsworth (1930), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), Angus Wilson (1913), and Zadie Smith (1975). After him are Susan Bassnett (1945), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Elizabeth Carter (1717), H. R. F. Keating (1926), R. C. Sherriff (1896), and Felicia Hemans (1793).

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