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Jean-Paul Dubois

1950 - Today

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Jean-Paul Dubois (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl dybwa]; born 1950 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French journalist and author. He won the Prix Goncourt in 2019 for Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon ("All Men Do Not Inhabit This World in the Same Way"), a novel told from the perspective of a prisoner looking back on life. The jury compared Dubois to John Irving and William Boyd, who wrote books that were both popular and critical successes. He is the author of several novels and travel pieces, and is a reporter for Le Nouvel Observateur. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Paul Dubois is the 5,685th most popular writer (down from 5,662nd in 2019), the 4,891st most popular biography from France (down from 4,833rd in 2019) and the 618th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 5,685 out of 7,302Before him are Gregório de Matos, William Michael Rossetti, Nahum Tate, Emine Semiye Önasya, Charles Allston Collins, and Lars Ahlin. After him are William Boyd, Frank Belknap Long, Otokar Březina, Bahaa Taher, Michio Mado, and George William Russell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 505Before him are Awn Al-Khasawneh, Tomás Herrera Martínez, Paolo Conti, Mariz Kemal, Peter Jurasik, and Robert Brandom. After him are Michael Paul Chan, Werewere Liking, Hasely Crawford, Luciano Spinosi, George Thorogood, and Roma Ryan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 4,891 out of 6,770Before him are Marielle de Sarnez (1951), Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (1930), Jean-Pierre Haigneré (1948), Roger Rio (1913), Élie Bayol (1914), and Christian Dalger (1949). After him are Presnel Kimpembe (1995), Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769), Marcellin Boule (1861), Louise du Pierry (1746), Henri Louveau (1910), and Henri Eberhardt (1913).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean-Paul Dubois ranks 618Before him are Léon Frapié (1863), Michel Deguy (1930), Eugène Dabit (1898), Jean-Jacques Schuhl (1941), Olivier Rolin (1947), and Delphine de Vigan (1966). After him are Charles Le Goffic (1863), Alain Decaux (1925), Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau (1850), Dominique Bona (1953), Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (1884), and Roger Vercel (1894).