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J. G. Farrell

1935 - 1979

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James Gordon Farrell (25 January 1935 – 11 August 1979) was an English-born novelist of Irish descent. He gained prominence for a series of novels known as "the Empire Trilogy" (Troubles, The Siege of Krishnapur and The Singapore Grip), which deal with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule. Troubles received the 1971 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and The Siege of Krishnapur received the 1973 Booker Prize. In 2010, Troubles was retrospectively awarded the Lost Man Booker Prize, created to recognise works published in 1970. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. G. Farrell is the 6,322nd most popular writer (down from 6,147th in 2019), the 5,542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,094th in 2019) and the 613th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, J. G. Farrell ranks 6,322 out of 7,302. Before him are Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Max Hastings, Thomas Lodge, and Stephen Vincent Benét. After him are Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Massinger, Andreas Eschbach, Adam Elliot, Marit Paulsen, and Albert Maltz.

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Among people born in 1935, J. G. Farrell ranks 507. Before him are Derek Kevan, Janne Stefansson, David McKee, Jack McDevitt, Stevie Chalmers, and Ronnie Hawkins. After him are Peter Hollingworth, Manfred Germar, Don Howe, Walter Mahlendorf, Tenley Albright, and Jim Bolger. Among people deceased in 1979, J. G. Farrell ranks 279. Before him are Edgar Buchanan, John F. Seitz, George Brent, Lowell George, Roy Harris, and Arthur Fiedler. After him are Yuri Krylov, Gracie Fields, Zoltán Várkonyi, Sally Rand, Angus MacLise, and Putte Kock.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. G. Farrell ranks 5,544 out of 8,785. Before him are Anna Neagle (1904), Carole Shelley (1939), Thomas Norton (1532), Stevie Chalmers (1935), Tom Whittaker (1898), and William Nicholson (1872). After him are Sarah Lancashire (1964), Julian Morris (1983), Philip Massinger (1583), Daniel Sturridge (1989), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), and China Miéville (1972).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, J. G. Farrell ranks 613. Before him are Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Andrew Davies (1936), Barbara Pym (1913), Christopher Smart (1722), Max Hastings (1945), and Thomas Lodge (1558). After him are Philip Massinger (1583), China Miéville (1972), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Alastair Reynolds (1966), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), and Brian Jacques (1939).

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