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Les Murray

1938 - 2019

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Leslie Allan Murray (17 October 1938 – 29 April 2019) was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings. Translations of Murray's poetry have been published in 11 languages: French, German, Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hindi, Russian, and Dutch. Murray's poetry won many awards and he is regarded as "the leading Australian poet of his generation". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Les Murray is the 6,648th most popular writer (up from 6,708th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Australia (down from 480th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among writers, Les Murray ranks 6,648 out of 7,302. Before him are Letitia Elizabeth Landon, James Weldon Johnson, Hanan al-Shaykh, N. K. Jemisin, James Patrick Kelly, and Michelle Paver. After him are William Monahan, Jeff Davis, Terence Winter, Jill Abramson, Tie Ning, and Sarah Orne Jewett.

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Among people born in 1938, Les Murray ranks 599. Before him are Richard Goldstone, Bernard Malivoire, Timmy Mayer, Steve Kuhn, Joan Blackman, and Charles Wuorinen. After him are Leonard Frey, David Theile, Julie Felix, Gary Collins, Stanley Fish, and Terrence McNally. Among people deceased in 2019, Les Murray ranks 567. Before him are Werner von Moltke, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Dorothy Masuka, Marieke Vervoort, John Conyers, and Fernando Ricksen. After him are Georgia Engel, John Carl Buechler, Phil Masinga, Roberto Bailey, Kathleen Blanco, and Hevrin Khalaf.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Les Murray ranks 496 out of 1,143. Before him are Sylvia Lance Harper (1895), Christopher Clark (1960), Virgil Donati (1958), John Pyper-Ferguson (1964), Frank Fenner (1914), and Josephine Langford (1997). After him are Phil Dent (1950), Chilla Porter (1936), Monica Mayhem (1978), Stuart O'Grady (1973), Mike McKay (1964), and Kate Allen (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Les Murray ranks 30. Before him are Robert Hughes (1938), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Kate Morton (1976), DBC Pierre (1961), Mary Augusta Ward (1851), and David Malouf (1934). After him are Richard Flanagan (1961), Liane Moriarty (1966), Donna Williams (1963), Louisa Lawson (1848), Geraldine Brooks (1955), and Garth Nix (1963).

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