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Nancy Huston

1953 - Today

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Nancy Louise Huston, OC (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian novelist and essayist, a longtime resident of France, who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nancy Huston is the 4,853rd most popular writer (down from 4,632nd in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Canada (down from 325th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nancy Huston ranks 4,853 out of 7,302Before her are Rachid Boudjedra, Barbro Lindgren, Joseph Roumanille, Antanas Baranauskas, Rodolfo Walsh, and Einar Már Guðmundsson. After her are Grant Allen, Kenjirō Tokutomi, Johan Borgen, Franciszek Karpiński, Akram Aylisli, and Ronald Knox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Nancy Huston ranks 320Before her are Carolyn Porco, Albert Rust, Józef Młynarczyk, Colleen Camp, Eiji Ueda, and Tom DiCillo. After her are Armand Amar, Jean-Dominique Senard, Zigmantas Balčytis, Pamela Sue Martin, Mary Harron, and Elaine Chao.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Nancy Huston ranks 396 out of 1,622Before her are Owen Hart (1965), Bob Rock (1954), Donal Logue (1966), Brian Orser (1961), George London (1920), and Shirley Douglas (1934). After her are Ernie Collett (1895), Grant Allen (1848), Édouard Gagnon (1918), R. B. Bennett (1870), Stu Hart (1915), and Edge (1973).

Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Nancy Huston ranks 24Before her are Louise Penny (1958), Naomi Klein (1970), Émile Nelligan (1879), Mazo de la Roche (1879), Anne Carson (1950), and Laurence J. Peter (1919). After her are Grant Allen (1848), Steven Erikson (1959), Justine Musk (1972), Mordecai Richler (1931), Michel Tremblay (1942), and Wyndham Lewis (1882).