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Anne Michaels

1958 - Today

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Anne Michaels (born 15 April 1958) is a Canadian poet and novelist whose work has been translated and published in over 45 countries. Her books have garnered dozens of international awards including the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Lannan Award for Fiction and the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for the Americas. She is the recipient of honorary degrees, the Guggenheim Fellowship and many other honours. She has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Award, the Griffin Poetry Prize, twice shortlisted for the Giller Prize and twice long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Anne Michaels is the 7,164th most popular writer (down from 7,093rd in 2024), the 1,069th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,053rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Canadian Writer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Anne Michaels ranks 749. Before her are Letitia James, Kevin Hooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Pais, Tina Smith, and Ian Woosnam. After her are Phil Daniels, Jeff Foxworthy, Rick Mahorn, Brett Butler, John Ensign, and Stephenson King.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Anne Michaels ranks 1,068 out of 1,622. Before her are Paul Stalteri (1977), Italia Ricci (1986), André Boisclair (1966), and Jessica Lowndes (1988). After her are Anita Anand (null), Doug Ford (1964), Mike Dopud (1968), Erik Guay (1981), Gregory Smith (1983), Grant Main (1960), Brendan Shanahan (1969), and Évelyne Brochu (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Anne Michaels ranks 53. Before her are Robert C. Cooper (1968), Ed Greenwood (1959), Emily St. John Mandel (1979), Mavis Gallant (1922), Geoff Ryman (1951), and Nelly Arcan (1973). After her are Eleanor Catton (1985), David Frum (1960), Anita Sarkeesian (1983), Stephanie Savage (1969), Mariko Tamaki (1975), and Madeleine Thien (1974).

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