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Ivy Compton-Burnett

1884 - 1969

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Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, (; 5 June 1884 – 27 August 1969) was an English novelist, published in the original editions as I. Compton-Burnett. She was awarded the 1955 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel Mother and Son. Her works consist mainly of dialogue and focus on family life among the late Victorian or Edwardian upper middle class. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivy Compton-Burnett is the 5,795th most popular writer (up from 6,050th in 2019), the 4,765th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,931st in 2019) and the 515th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Ivy Compton-Burnett ranks 5,795 out of 7,302. Before her are Antoni Słonimski, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Julia Navarro, Elke Erb, Leigh Bardugo, and Joe Sacco. After her are Roger Vercel, Fred Saberhagen, Henry Home, Lord Kames, Beryl Markham, Gerrit Achterberg, and Artur Adson.

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Among people born in 1884, Ivy Compton-Burnett ranks 230. Before her are Hanns Kräly, Max Taut, Adriaan van Maanen, Walther Schreiber, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, and Richard Verderber. After her are Edward Archibald, Earl Derr Biggers, Reinier Beeuwkes, Lars Christensen, Har Dayal, and Nora Barnacle. Among people deceased in 1969, Ivy Compton-Burnett ranks 221. Before her are Barton MacLane, Corneliu Robe, Fred Hampton, Vilho Väisälä, Vernon Duke, and Hans Deppe. After her are Bess Meredyth, Kazimierz Wierzyński, Raymond Flacher, Zheng Junli, Viktor Vinogradov, and Magic Sam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ivy Compton-Burnett ranks 4,766 out of 8,785. Before her are Alfred Domett (1811), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Oliver Bearman (2005), Jordan Henderson (1990), Jesse Ramsden (1735), and Sharleen Spiteri (1967). After her are Richard Thompson (1949), Eric Sykes (1923), Samuel Arnold (1740), John Opie (1761), Katherine Waterston (1980), and John Ogilvie (1579).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ivy Compton-Burnett ranks 515. Before her are David Garnett (1892), Humphrey Carpenter (1946), Roma Ryan (1950), Wilbert Awdry (1911), George Holyoake (1817), and Alfred Domett (1811). After her are Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Beryl Markham (1902), Charles Williams (1886), Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320), Joe Orton (1933), and John Clare (1793).

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