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Stephen R. Donaldson

1947 - Today

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Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity, conceptual abstractness, moral bleakness, and the use of an arcane vocabulary, and has attracted critical praise for its "imagination, vivid characterizations, and fast pace". Donaldson earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and a master's degree from Kent State University. He currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen R. Donaldson is the 6,323rd most popular writer (down from 6,054th in 2019), the 11,613th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,012th in 2019) and the 842nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 6,323 out of 7,302. Before him are Rosa María Britton, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Max Hastings, Thomas Lodge, Stephen Vincent Benét, and J. G. Farrell. After him are Philip Massinger, Andreas Eschbach, Adam Elliot, Marit Paulsen, Albert Maltz, and China Miéville.

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Among people born in 1947, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 797. Before him are Guo Jinlong, Martyn Poliakoff, Gerardo Vera, Zoltán Melis, Heikki Ikola, and Ching Wan Tang. After him are Gilles Duceppe, Stuart Baird, Juan Sol, George Alec Effinger, Moses Nagamootoo, and Bryan Sykes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 11,615 out of 20,380. Before him are Slater Martin (1925), John Dean (1938), Ronnie Hawkins (1935), Joey King (1999), David Perdue (1949), and Alan Eustace (1957). After him are Isidore Mankofsky (1931), John Hoyt (1905), Victor Wooten (1964), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Annabeth Gish (1971), and Miguel Cotto (1980).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stephen R. Donaldson ranks 842. Before him are N. Scott Momaday (1934), Abby Mann (1927), Eric Van Lustbader (1946), John Clellon Holmes (1926), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), and Stephen Vincent Benét (1898). After him are Albert Maltz (1908), Richard Wilbur (1921), Gay Talese (1932), Ellen Glasgow (1873), George Alec Effinger (1947), and Alvah Bessie (1904).

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