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Will Self

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William Woodard Self (born 26 September 1961) is an English writer, journalist, political commentator and broadcaster. He has written 11 novels, five collections of shorter fiction, three novellas and nine collections of non-fiction writing. Self is currently Professor of Modern Thought at Brunel University London, where he teaches psychogeography. His 2002 novel Dorian, an Imitation was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and his 2012 novel Umbrella was shortlisted. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Will Self is the 7,171st most popular writer (down from 7,137th in 2019), the 7,362nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,119th in 2019) and the 745th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Will Self ranks 7,171 out of 7,302. Before him are Mike Reiss, Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, and Adam Johnson. After him are Nadia Ghulam, Katharine Gun, Scott Lynch, Ottessa Moshfegh, Maggie Stiefvater, and Marieke Lucas Rijneveld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Will Self ranks 835. Before him are Dinesh D'Souza, Sue Hearnshaw, Jeff Malone, Julie Caitlin Brown, Kip Winger, and Tom Emmer. After him are Blair Horn, Mohnish Bahl, Fatima Whitbread, Keith Sweat, Cathy Cavadini, and Steve Lundquist.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Will Self ranks 7,363 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon Terry (1974), Bobby Zamora (1981), Camille Coduri (1965), Helen Morgan (1966), and Jack Osbourne (1985). After him are Mike Bailey (1988), Tony Mowbray (1963), Beth Orton (1970), George Burley (1956), Ashley Madekwe (1983), Scott Booth (1971), and Danny Dyer (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Will Self ranks 745. Before him are Charlotte Roche (1978), Frances Hardinge (1973), Alice Oseman (1994), Denise Mina (1966), Tom Holland (1968), and Sophie Dahl (1977). After him are Katharine Gun (1974), Peaches Geldof (1989), Julie Bindel (1962), Caitlin Moran (1975), Jane Goldman (1970), and Douglas Stuart (1976).

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