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Diana Wynne Jones

1934 - 2011

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Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. Although usually described as fantasy, some of her work also incorporates science fiction themes and elements of realism. Jones's work often explores themes of time travel and parallel or multiple universes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diana Wynne Jones is the 1,123rd most popular writer (down from 1,068th in 2019), the 1,029th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 808th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Writer.

Diana Wynne Jones is most famous for her work in children's fantasy and young adult fiction. She has written over 30 books, including the popular Howl's Moving Castle and The Chronicles of Chrestomanci series.

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Among writers, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 1,123 out of 7,302. Before her are Rustichello da Pisa, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, John Cheever, Aleksis Kivi, Arnold Zweig, and Tannhäuser. After her are Chinua Achebe, Jorge Semprún, Ahmad Khani, Ibn al-Jawzi, Will Durant, and Leonid Andreyev.

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Among people born in 1934, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 76. Before her are Tassos Papadopoulos, Udo Jürgens, Ronald Wayne, Raniero Cantalamessa, Hans Hollein, and Kenzo Ohashi. After her are Heng Samrin, Rudolf Schuster, Abimael Guzmán, Yoshio Furukawa, Garry Marshall, and Renata Scotto. Among people deceased in 2011, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 59. Before her are Yelena Bonner, Leonora Carrington, Tomislav Ivić, Alberto Granado, Masahiro Hamazaki, and Itamar Franco. After her are Jorge Semprún, Frans Sammut, Roberts Blossom, Lucian Freud, Har Gobind Khorana, and Salmaan Taseer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 1,029 out of 8,785. Before her are Danny Boyle (1956), Len Deighton (1929), Charles Lightoller (1874), Ida Noddack (1896), David Cameron (1966), and Malcolm III of Scotland (1031). After her are Thomas Mun (1571), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Alexander Bain (1818), George Biddell Airy (1801), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), and Tony Brooks (1932).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Diana Wynne Jones ranks 115. Before her are Brian O'Nolan (1911), Leigh Hunt (1784), James Thomson (1700), Tony Buzan (1942), Oliver Sacks (1933), and Len Deighton (1929). After her are David Lodge (1935), P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), Diana Mosley (1910), and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757).

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