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Alain Robbe-Grillet

1922 - 2008

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Alain Robbe-Grillet (French: [alɛ̃ ʁɔb ɡʁijɛ]; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman (lit. 'new novel') trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon. Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on 25 March 2004, succeeding Maurice Rheims at seat No. 32. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Robbe-Grillet is the 613th most popular writer (down from 590th in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from France (down from 689th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular French Writer.

Alain Robbe-Grillet is most famous for his novel "La Jalousie" which is a story of a man who suspects his wife of having an affair.

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Among writers, Alain Robbe-Grillet ranks 613 out of 7,302. Before him are Ellen G. White, Dino Buzzati, Titus Pomponius Atticus, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Ludwig Tieck, and Sei Shōnagon. After him are Amin Maalouf, Aulus Gellius, Harold Pinter, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Saint Naum, and Louise de La Vallière.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Alain Robbe-Grillet ranks 29. Before him are Charles M. Schulz, Christiaan Barnard, Imre Lakatos, Alain Resnais, Doris Day, and Agostinho Neto. After him are Robert W. Holley, Joan Fuster, Iannis Xenakis, Telly Savalas, Clair Cameron Patterson, and Vittorio Gassman. Among people deceased in 2008, Alain Robbe-Grillet ranks 24. Before him are Mahmoud Darwish, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Sydney Pollack, Jørn Utzon, Richard Wright, and Henry Molaison. After him are Michael DeBakey, Harold Pinter, Leonid Hurwicz, William F. Buckley Jr., Roy Scheider, and Jules Dassin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Robbe-Grillet ranks 732 out of 6,770. Before him are Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), René Coty (1882), Édouard Stephan (1837), Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741), Michèle Mercier (1939), and Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768). After him are Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659), François Guizot (1787), Félix Faure (1841), Jan Gossaert (1478), Michel Barnier (1951), and Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Alain Robbe-Grillet ranks 103. Before him are Gérard de Nerval (1808), Georges Perec (1936), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Alfred de Musset (1810), Ausonius (310), and Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741). After him are Louise de La Vallière (1644), Raymond Queneau (1903), Madame Roland (1754), Bernard Gui (1261), Maurice Blanchot (1907), and Sidonius Apollinaris (430).

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