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Didier Van Cauwelaert

1960 - Today

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Didier Van Cauwelaert (French pronunciation: [didje vɑ̃ kovlaʁt]; born 29 July 1960) is a French author and director of Belgian descent who was born in Nice. In 1994 his novel Un Aller simple won the Prix Goncourt. In 1997 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l’Académie française. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Didier Van Cauwelaert is the 6,567th most popular writer (down from 6,539th in 2024), the 5,347th most popular biography from France (up from 5,379th in 2019) and the 656th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Didier Van Cauwelaert ranks 6,567 out of 7,302Before him are R. S. Thomas, Aleksandar Hemon, James Mason, María Dueñas, John Scalzi, and Sabine Baring-Gould. After him are Merethe Lindstrøm, Pat Conroy, Antjie Krog, Samuel Daniel, Anne Enright, and Kim Young-ha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Didier Van Cauwelaert ranks 587Before him are Seiko Noda, Konstantin Volkov, Éric Caritoux, Chuck D, Marin Raykov, and Ulf Bengtsson. After him are Khadija Arib, Andrzej Pałasz, William Kwong Yu Yeung, P. C. Cast, Sibusiso Moyo, and Itsunori Onodera.

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In France

Among people born in France, Didier Van Cauwelaert ranks 5,347 out of 6,770Before him are Vincent Collet (1963), Pascal Jolyot (1958), Lionel Zinsou (1953), Dominique Voynet (1958), Grégory Lemarchal (1983), and Éric Poulat (1963). After him are DJ Snake (1986), Benoît Potier (1957), Jérôme Kerviel (1977), Benjamin Bonneville (1796), Arthur Rinderknech (1995), and Carole Merle (1964).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Didier Van Cauwelaert ranks 656Before him are Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Olivier Weber (1958), Gilles Leroy (1958), Alberto Angela (1962), Maylis de Kerangal (1967), and Éric Vuillard (1968). After him are Raffaëla Anderson (1976), Laurent Mauvignier (1967), David Diop (1966), David Foenkinos (1974), Vanessa Springora (1972), and Alexandre del Valle (1968).