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Guy Gavriel Kay

1954 - Today

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Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid. Kay has expressed a preference to avoid genre categorization of these works as historical fantasy. As of 2022, Kay has published 15 novels and a book of poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Gavriel Kay is the 5,581st most popular writer (down from 5,469th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Canada (down from 447th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among writers, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 5,581 out of 7,302. Before him are Mirvarid Dilbazi, Sydney, Lady Morgan, Tony Cliff, Diana Der Hovanessian, Hamo Sahyan, and Mira Alečković. After him are Ndre Mjeda, Natália Correia, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, Axel Merckx, Patricia Wrightson, and Varsha Adalja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 422. Before him are Bruce Abbott, Olga Knyazeva, Siegrun Siegl, Wolfgang Schmidt, Takao Doi, and Idrissa Ouédraogo. After him are Pichi Alonso, Uli Stein, Francesco Rutelli, Josefa Francisco, Corbin Bernsen, and Antonio Resines.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 512 out of 1,622. Before him are Jacob Viner (1892), Sarah Chalke (1976), John Emery (1932), Gus Dillon (1881), John Howe (1957), and John Stanley Plaskett (1865). After him are Paul Grégoire (1911), Frank Fisher (1901), Hilda Strike (1910), Colin Munro MacLeod (1909), David Reimer (1965), and Taylor Kitsch (1981).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Guy Gavriel Kay ranks 36. Before him are Wyndham Lewis (1882), Duncan Regehr (1952), Mark Strand (1934), Sven Delblanc (1931), Robertson Davies (1913), and Élie Blanchard (1881). After him are Robert J. Sawyer (1960), George Woodcock (1912), Farley Mowat (1921), Robert Elsie (1950), Rachel Cusk (1967), and Cory Doctorow (1971).

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