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Nicholas Monsarrat

1910 - 1979

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Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat FRSL RNVR ( 22 March 1910 – 8 August 1979) was a British novelist known for his sea stories, particularly The Cruel Sea (1951) and Three Corvettes (1942–1945), but perhaps known best internationally for his novels, The Tribe That Lost Its Head and its sequel, Richer Than All His Tribe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Monsarrat is the 6,738th most popular writer (down from 6,703rd in 2019), the 6,346th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,130th in 2019) and the 702nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Nicholas Monsarrat ranks 6,738 out of 7,302. Before him are Audrey Niffenegger, Alexandre Jardin, Rubén Gallego, Miro Gavran, Edward Thomas, and Toru Dutt. After him are Màrius Serra, Christopher Moore, James Merrill, Durs Grünbein, Elena Chizhova, and Nagaru Tanigawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Nicholas Monsarrat ranks 416. Before him are Jacinto Villalba, Frank Loesser, Lucille Ricksen, Pauli Murray, Steven S. DeKnight, and Dick Foran. After him are Marguerite Churchill, Mallikarjun Mansur, Gale Page, Ruthie Tompson, Josephine Johnson, and Lillian Roth. Among people deceased in 1979, Nicholas Monsarrat ranks 294. Before him are Vivian Vance, John Glascock, Jimmy McCulloch, Laurie Bird, Jack Mulhall, and Dick Foran. After him are Allen Tate, Frank Fredrickson, Claudia Jennings, Jean Stafford, Doris Kenyon, and James T. Farrell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Monsarrat ranks 6,348 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Hancock (1942), Phil Thompson (1954), Anthony Moore (1948), Emily Faithfull (1835), Edward Thomas (1878), and Philippa Fawcett (1868). After him are Graham Higman (1917), Karima Adebibe (1985), Button Gwinnett (1735), Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852), June Brown (1927), and Ken Downing (1917).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Monsarrat ranks 702. Before him are John Suckling (1609), Clemence Dane (1888), Victoria Hislop (1959), Sophie Hannah (1971), George Etherege (1635), and Edward Thomas (1878). After him are Alison Weir (1951), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Jasper Fforde (1961), Grant Morrison (1960), R. D. Blackmore (1825), and Stevie Smith (1902).

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