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Gillian Rubinstein

1942 - Today

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Gillian Rubinstein (born 29 August 1942) is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gillian Rubinstein is the 5,209th most popular writer (down from 4,680th in 2019), the 4,139th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,374th in 2019) and the 444th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Gillian Rubinstein ranks 5,209 out of 7,302. Before her are Emil František Burian, Alan Dean Foster, Gcina Mhlophe, Bernard Clavel, Bart D. Ehrman, and Robert of Torigni. After her are María Martínez Sierra, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, Joyce Mansour, Simon Gregorčič, and Jean Prévost.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Gillian Rubinstein ranks 504. Before her are Roger Swerts, Diana Yorgova, Ferenc Kiss, Lawrence Weiner, Jan Olsson, and Alexander Kalyagin. After her are Gray Davis, Eugène Camara, Ion Drîmbă, Rutanya Alda, Frew McMillan, and Michel Tremblay.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gillian Rubinstein ranks 4,140 out of 8,785. Before her are Brian Lumley (1937), Kenney Jones (1948), Thomas Wedgwood (1771), Jenny Clack (1947), Joe Cole (1988), and Tony Barton (1937). After her are Barbara Thompson (1944), Jon Amiel (1948), Janet Montgomery (1985), Robert W. Paul (1869), Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849), and Lennie James (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Gillian Rubinstein ranks 444. Before her are Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923), William Harrison Ainsworth (1805), Edward James (1907), Bob Shaw (1931), Edith Sitwell (1887), and Brian Lumley (1937). After her are Joyce Mansour (1928), Thomas Dekker (1572), Jeanette Winterson (1959), Gilbert Adair (1944), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), and A. E. Housman (1859).

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