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Elizabeth Strout

1956 - Today

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Elizabeth Strout (born January 6, 1956) is an American novelist and author. She is widely known for her works in literary fiction and her descriptive characterization. She was born and raised in Portland, Maine, and her experiences in her youth served as inspiration for her novels–the fictional "Shirley Falls, Maine" is the setting of four of her ten novels. Strout's first novel, Amy and Isabelle (1998), met with widespread critical acclaim, became a national bestseller, and was adapted into a movie starring Elisabeth Shue. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Strout is the 3,963rd most popular writer (down from 3,938th in 2019), the 5,792nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,133rd in 2019) and the 449th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Elizabeth Strout ranks 3,963 out of 7,302. Before her are Wilferd Madelung, Ma Duanlin, Zofia Nałkowska, Safvet-beg Bašagić, Ramiro de Maeztu, and Dževad Karahasan. After her are Leopold Andrian, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Otto Ludwig, Christiane Amanpour, Zülfü Livaneli, and W. S. Gilbert.

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Among people born in 1956, Elizabeth Strout ranks 233. Before her are Carlo Urbani, Peter Šťastný, Nathan Lane, Martin Jol, Mark Rolston, and Meral Akşener. After her are Gary Cole, Franz Tost, Dominique Blanc, Shigemitsu Sudo, Bodo Ramelow, and Emmanuel Kundé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elizabeth Strout ranks 5,792 out of 20,380. Before her are Jennifer Esposito (1973), Vanessa Hudgens (1988), Charles P. Thacker (1943), Platt Adams (1885), William Daniels (1901), and John Bryson (1943). After her are Benny Urquidez (1952), Savannah (1970), Bessie Love (1898), Mike Conley Sr. (1962), Wallace Clement Sabine (1868), and Marsha Mason (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Elizabeth Strout ranks 449. Before her are David Brin (1950), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Charles Grandison Finney (1792), Michael Blake (1945), Henry Adams (1838), and Joe Haldeman (1943). After her are Syd Field (1935), Ralph Ellison (1914), Og Mandino (1923), Daniel Silva (1960), Gary Chapman (1938), and Bret Harte (1836).

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