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David Foenkinos

1974 - Today

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David Foenkinos, born 28 October 1974 in Paris, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris. His novel La délicatesse is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was released in December 2011, with Audrey Tautou as the main character. His novels have appeared in over forty languages, and in 2014 he was awarded the Prix Renaudot for his novel Charlotte. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. David Foenkinos is the 6,653rd most popular writer (down from 6,455th in 2024), the 5,405th most popular biography from France (down from 5,319th in 2019) and the 660th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Foenkinos ranks 6,653 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanley Middleton, Lionel Shriver, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Conn Iggulden, Geoffrey A. Landis, and Kim Thúy. After him are Johanna Sinisalo, Andrus Kivirähk, Joe Medicine Crow, Nayantara Sahgal, Wayne C. Booth, and Man Haron Monis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, David Foenkinos ranks 425. Before him are Atsuhiro Miura, Numan Acar, Na Hong-jin, Joseph Mawle, Wallace Chung, and Kenji Wakai. After him are Divya Bharti, Yuriy Bilonoh, Barbora Bobuľová, Mekhi Phifer, Carla Peterson, and Kevin Connolly.

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In France

Among people born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 5,405 out of 6,770. Before him are Michel Dussuyer (1959), Youssef El-Arabi (1987), Thomas Pesquet (1978), Alain Casanova (1961), Éric Srecki (1964), and Yoann Lemoine (1983). After him are Marina Hands (1975), Anthony Lopes (1990), Guillaume Gallienne (1972), Sébastien Grosjean (1978), Marion Maréchal (1989), and Abdelkader Ghezzal (1984).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 660. Before him are Maylis de Kerangal (1967), Éric Vuillard (1968), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), Raffaëla Anderson (1976), Laurent Mauvignier (1967), and David Diop (1966). After him are Vanessa Springora (1972), Alexandre del Valle (1968), Édouard Louis (1992), Philippe Besson (1967), Sylvain Tesson (1972), and Alexandre Jardin (1965).

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