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Bernard-Marie Koltès

1948 - 1989

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Bernard-Marie Koltès (; French: [kɔltɛs]; 9 April 1948 – 15 April 1989) was a French playwright and theatre director best known for his plays La Nuit juste avant les Forêts (The Night Just Before the Forests, 1976), Sallinger (1977) and Dans la Solitude des Champs de Coton (In the Solitude of Cotton Fields, 1986). A close friend and collaborator with the avant-garde director Patrice Chéreau, the two created groundbreaking work together at both the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City and the Théâtre des Amandiers in Nanterre. At the time of his death, Koltès was considered to be one of the most important young voices in French theatre, and heir apparent to the legacy left by post-war playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Jean Cocteau and Jean Genet. His plays have since become staples on the modern repertory around the world, having been translated into more than 36 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard-Marie Koltès is the 3,923rd most popular writer (down from 3,308th in 2019), the 3,851st most popular biography from France (down from 3,428th in 2019) and the 487th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Bernard-Marie Koltès ranks 3,923 out of 7,302. Before him are Seán O'Casey, Charles Grandison Finney, Michael Blake, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, Titus Calpurnius Siculus, and Mirza Khazar. After him are Girolamo de Rada, Emmanuel Bove, Karoline von Günderrode, Cerverí de Girona, Tadeusz Konwicki, and Richard Hammond.

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Among people born in 1948, Bernard-Marie Koltès ranks 372. Before him are Elias Khoury, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sitiveni Rabuka, David H. Levy, Charlie Scott, and Talgat Tadzhuddin. After him are Bernhard Russi, Jee Yong-ju, Jean-Pierre Monseré, Joe Dallesandro, Anthony Andrews, and Gabriele Seyfert. Among people deceased in 1989, Bernard-Marie Koltès ranks 170. Before him are Hilmar Baunsgaard, Nikolai Grinko, Halina Konopacka, Arsenie Boca, Veniamin Kaverin, and Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. After him are Ugo Pignotti, Georges Schehadé, Huey P. Newton, Yūsaku Matsuda, Anders Rydberg, and Carl Dahlhaus.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard-Marie Koltès ranks 3,851 out of 6,770. Before him are Lucien Démanet (1874), Marie of the Incarnation (1599), Jean Mermoz (1901), Gustave Sandras (1872), Joachim Barrande (1799), and Antonin Mercié (1845). After him are Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716), Emmanuel Bove (1898), Jehan Buhan (1912), François Marty (1904), Édouard Mendy (1992), and Maurice Godelier (1934).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Bernard-Marie Koltès ranks 487. Before him are Dominique Fernandez (1929), Frédéric Beigbeder (1965), Edmonde Charles-Roux (1920), Jean-Christophe Grangé (1961), Robert de Clari (1170), and Frédéric Dard (1921). After him are Emmanuel Bove (1898), Jane Dieulafoy (1851), Gabriel Chevallier (1895), Thomas Murner (1475), Maurice Scève (1501), and Jules Lemaître (1853).

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