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Alain-Fournier

1886 - 1914

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Henri-Alban Fournier (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi albɑ̃ fuʁnje]; 3 October 1886 – 22 September 1914), known by the pseudonym Alain-Fournier (French: [alɛ̃ fuʁnje]), was a French author and soldier. He was the author of a single novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which has been filmed twice and is considered a classic of French literature. The book is based partly on his childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain-Fournier is the 1,143rd most popular writer (down from 1,119th in 2019), the 1,305th most popular biography from France (down from 1,276th in 2019) and the 167th most popular French Writer.

Alain-Fournier is most famous for his novel Le Grand Meaulnes, which is about a young man who is trying to find and meet his love.

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Among writers, Alain-Fournier ranks 1,143 out of 7,302. Before him are Catherine de Bourbon, David Lodge, Johanna Schopenhauer, Sarojini Naidu, Elif Shafak, and Jean Moréas. After him are Rosalía de Castro, John Dickson Carr, Andrei Bely, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Chiara Lubich, and Assia Djebar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Alain-Fournier ranks 46. Before him are Dong Biwu, Paul Tillich, G. I. Taylor, Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, Vittorio Pozzo, and Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia. After him are Franz Rosenzweig, Garegin Nzhdeh, Frank Lloyd, Rex Stout, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Edward C. Tolman. Among people deceased in 1914, Alain-Fournier ranks 24. Before him are Louis Couturat, Maximilian von Spee, Alexander Samsonov, Alphonse Bertillon, Ambrose Bierce, and Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria. After him are Charles Péguy, John Tenniel, Joseph Chamberlain, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Anatoly Lyadov, and Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain-Fournier ranks 1,305 out of 6,770. Before him are Gustave Charpentier (1860), André Weil (1906), John III of Navarre (1477), Elif Shafak (1971), Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), and Armand David (1826). After him are Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Maurice Thorez (1900), Adela of France (1009), Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197), Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), and Jean-François Marmontel (1723).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Alain-Fournier ranks 167. Before him are Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), Paul Bourget (1852), Michel Tournier (1924), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), and Elif Shafak (1971). After him are Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Marcel Pagnol (1895), Comtessa de Dia (1175), Jean de Joinville (1224), Michel Butor (1926), and Monique Wittig (1935).

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