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Gérard Genette

1930 - 2018

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Gérard Genette (French: [ʒeʁaʁ ʒənɛt]; 7 June 1930 – 11 May 2018) was a French literary theorist, associated in particular with the structuralist movement and with figures such as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss, from whom he adapted the concept of bricolage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gérard Genette is the 4,557th most popular politician (down from 4,004th in 2019), the 1,327th most popular biography from France (down from 1,245th in 2019) and the 321st most popular French Politician.

Gérard Genette is most famous for his work on narrative theory. He is most well-known for the concept of paratext, which is the space between the text and the reader.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gérard Genette ranks 4,557 out of 19,576. Before him are Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Emperor Gong of Song, Stanisław Żółkiewski, Emperor Uda, Hasdrubal the Fair, and Francesco Foscari. After him are Rudolf Schuster, Ivanoe Bonomi, Petru Groza, Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, and Robert de Craon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Gérard Genette ranks 89. Before him are Itamar Franco, Chinua Achebe, Buck Henry, Ernst Albrecht, Magdalena Abakanowicz, and Frank Drake. After him are Robert Aumann, Pierre Bergé, Owen Garriott, José Sarney, Edgar Mitchell, and Michal Kováč. Among people deceased in 2018, Gérard Genette ranks 70. Before him are Tsukasa Hosaka, Milena Dravić, Joël Robuchon, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Keith O'Brien, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. After him are Ruud Lubbers, Eddie Clarke, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Dolores O'Riordan, James Mirrlees, and Quini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gérard Genette ranks 1,327 out of 6,770. Before him are Marcel Pagnol (1895), André Masson (1896), Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1346), Carausius (300), and Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1661). After him are Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), Yves Tanguy (1900), Comtessa de Dia (1175), Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (1165), Jean Bart (1650), and René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gérard Genette ranks 321. Before him are Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197), Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco (1758), Ariovistus (-101), Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1346), Carausius (300), and Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1661). After him are Jean Bart (1650), René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451), François Fillon (1954), Odo the Great (650), Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543), and Theobald II of Navarre (1239).

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