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Eva Ibbotson

1925 - 2010

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Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson (née Wiesner; 21 January 1925 – 20 October 2010) was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001) won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eva Ibbotson is the 5,322nd most popular writer (up from 5,512th in 2019), the 943rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 953rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular Austrian Writer.

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Among writers, Eva Ibbotson ranks 5,322 out of 7,302. Before her are Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan, Lev Kassil, José Bergamín, Tony Duvert, Roger Hargreaves, and Svetlana Velmar-Janković. After her are Alain de Botton, Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, František Halas, Claude Mauriac, Henjō, and Peter F. Hamilton.

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Among people born in 1925, Eva Ibbotson ranks 409. Before her are Lyudmila Kasatkina, Oldřich Lajsek, Alki Zei, Nelson Demarco, William Jones, and Raimondo D'Inzeo. After her are Curt Lowens, Heinz Ulzheimer, Corinne Calvet, Yuliya Borisova, Anne V. Coates, and June Lockhart. Among people deceased in 2010, Eva Ibbotson ranks 318. Before her are Hal Connolly, István Bilek, Nujabes, Shunpei Uto, Luigi Padovese, and Philippe Séguin. After her are Nena, Isabella Abbott, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, David Brown, Kathryn Grayson, and Jorge González.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Eva Ibbotson ranks 943 out of 1,424. Before her are Siegfried Purner (1915), Bibi Besch (1942), Herwig Wolfram (1934), Wolfgang Schwarz (1947), Hans Binder (1948), and Friederich Franzl (1905). After her are Felix Kaspar (1915), Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878), Helena Kottler Vurnik (1882), André Heller (1947), Peter Blau (1918), and Josef Hassmann (1910).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Eva Ibbotson ranks 69. Before her are H. C. Artmann (1921), Géza Csáth (1887), Ruth Maier (1920), Ruth Klüger (1931), Rosa Mayreder (1858), and Ferdinand von Saar (1833). After her are André Heller (1947), Robert Menasse (1954), Walter Abish (1931), Thomas Brezina (1963), Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872), and Christoph Ransmayr (1954).

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