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Robert Holdstock

1948 - 2009

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Robert Paul Holdstock (2 August 1948 – 29 November 2009) was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction. Holdstock broke into print in 1968. His science fiction and fantasy works explore philosophical, psychological, anthropological, spiritual and woodland themes. He received three BSFA awards and won the World Fantasy Award in the category of Best Novel of 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Holdstock is the 3,531st most popular writer (down from 2,771st in 2019), the 2,826th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,070th in 2019) and the 320th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Holdstock ranks 3,531 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Langfus, Abu Ali Bal'ami, Richard Yates, Tibor Déry, Xiao Hong, and Carlo Rosselli. After him are Antero de Quental, William Ernest Henley, Glen Cook, Song Yu, Glückel of Hameln, and John Osborne.

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Among people born in 1948, Robert Holdstock ranks 333. Before him are Michael Berryman, Lojze Peterle, Peter James, Yaakov Litzman, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Efraim Zuroff. After him are Selda Bağcan, Luis Rodríguez, Alfonso Cano, Shigesato Itoi, Kyung Wha Chung, and Eddy Grant. Among people deceased in 2009, Robert Holdstock ranks 171. Before him are Valentin Varennikov, Lyudmila Zykina, Lis Hartel, Gene Barry, Roy E. Disney, and František Veselý. After him are Allen Klein, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, Ekaterina Maximova, Marilyn French, Hildegard Behrens, and Pio Laghi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Holdstock ranks 2,827 out of 8,785. Before him are Steven Wilson (1967), James Glaisher (1809), George Cruikshank (1792), Caroline Goodall (1959), William Speirs Bruce (1867), and Cyril Jackson (1903). After him are Paul Kennedy (1945), William Ernest Henley (1849), Harry Andrews (1911), John Osborne (1929), William Playfair (1759), and Leo Genn (1905).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Holdstock ranks 320. Before him are Marion Chesney (1936), Jojo Moyes (1969), Peter James (1948), John Winthrop (1588), Richard Hakluyt (1552), and Anthony Horowitz (1955). After him are William Ernest Henley (1849), John Osborne (1929), William Cowper (1731), E. W. Hornung (1866), Arthur Waley (1889), and Edward William Lane (1801).

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