WRITER

Maeve Binchy

1939 - 2012

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Anne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939 – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. Her novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and surprise endings. Her novels, which were translated into 37 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Her death at age 73, announced by Vincent Browne on Irish television late on 30 July 2012, was mourned as the death of one of Ireland's best-loved and most recognisable writers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maeve Binchy is the 5,478th most popular writer (down from 4,290th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 178th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maeve Binchy ranks 5,478 out of 7,302. Before her are Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Ulrich Plenzdorf, K. Shivaram Karanth, Peter Härtling, Leslie Charteris, and Jørn Lier Horst. After her are Carl Amery, Yordan Radichkov, Teresa de la Parra, Federigo Tozzi, Shahrnush Parsipur, and Mario Luzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Maeve Binchy ranks 472. Before her are Marlena Shaw, Henning Christophersen, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Daniel Viglietti, Tom Hayden, and Emilio Álvarez. After her are Charles Cyphers, John Danielsen, Niels Helveg Petersen, Peter S. Beagle, Louise Lasser, and Kate O'Mara. Among people deceased in 2012, Maeve Binchy ranks 354. Before her are Igor Kvasha, Norman Joseph Woodland, Anna Schwartz, Oswaldo Payá, James Mellaart, and Richard Rodney Bennett. After her are Juan Francisco Lombardo, Antonio Cubillo, Hal David, Ivan Calin, Bob Welch, and Frank Pierson.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Maeve Binchy ranks 257 out of 549. Before her are W. T. Cosgrave (1880), Finnian of Clonard (470), Brian Kerr (1953), Kevin Doyle (1983), Wolfe Tone (1763), and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737). After her are Rex Ingram (1892), William McGonagall (1825), Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779), Alison Doody (1966), Victor Herbert (1859), and Luke Kelly (1940).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Maeve Binchy ranks 35. Before her are Brendan Behan (1923), George Moore (1852), William Trevor (1928), Jane Wilde (1821), John Boyne (1971), and Margaret Mazzantini (1961). After her are William McGonagall (1825), Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776), Eoin Colfer (1965), Nahum Tate (1652), John Connolly (1968), and Michael Scott (1959).

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