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Kate Grenville

1950 - Today

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Catherine Elizabeth Grenville (born 1950) is an Australian author. She has published fifteen books, including fiction, non-fiction, biography, and books about the writing process. In 2001, she won the Orange Prize for The Idea of Perfection, and in 2006 she won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for The Secret River. The Secret River was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kate Grenville is the 7,156th most popular writer (down from 7,149th in 2019), the 754th most popular biography from Australia (down from 700th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kate Grenville ranks 7,156 out of 7,302. Before her are Hitomi Kanehara, Vince Flynn, Tom Holland, Marlon James, Owen Gleiberman, and Marissa Meyer. After her are James Vanderbilt, Simon Kuper, Carter Bays, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Roach, and Mike Reiss.

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Among people born in 1950, Kate Grenville ranks 769. Before her are Mike Simpson, Miki Sugawara, Mari Miyamoto, Nirupama Rao, Winston E. Scott, and Rick Dees. After her are Takao Orii, Rafael Macedo de la Concha, Kazuko Hironaka, and Lawrence J. DeLucas.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Kate Grenville ranks 754 out of 1,143. Before her are Natalie Cook (1975), Allan Border (1955), Keiynan Lonsdale (1991), Fearless Nadia (1908), Kim Mickle (1984), and Robbie Kruse (1988). After her are Stuart Beattie (1971), Scotty James (1994), Chet Faker (1988), Chris Atkinson (1979), Sharni Vinson (1983), and Judith Wright (1915).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Kate Grenville ranks 37. Before her are Richard Flanagan (1961), Liane Moriarty (1966), Donna Williams (1963), Louisa Lawson (1848), Geraldine Brooks (1955), and Garth Nix (1963). After her are Judith Wright (1915), Matthew Reilly (1974), and Tim Winton (1960).

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