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Jean Giono

1895 - 1970

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Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Giono is the 1,295th most popular writer (down from 1,077th in 2019), the 1,467th most popular biography from France (down from 1,243rd in 2019) and the 187th most popular French Writer.

Jean Giono is most famous for his novel, The Man Who Planted Trees.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Giono ranks 1,295 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre Larousse, Kurt Tucholsky, Blaise de Vigenère, Michael Jackson, Dositej Obradović, and Judah Leon Abravanel. After him are Hubert Selby Jr., Yeghishe Charents, Odoric of Pordenone, Peter Altenberg, Carson McCullers, and Reinaldo Arenas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Jean Giono ranks 79. Before him are Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Marcel Pagnol, Lin Yutang, Ferdinand Čatloš, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, and B. H. Liddell Hart. After him are Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Walter Dornberger, Vinoba Bhave, Jack Dempsey, Dino Grandi, and Shote Galica. Among people deceased in 1970, Jean Giono ranks 57. Before him are Erich Heckel, Sonny Liston, Lev Kuleshov, Reizo Fukuhara, B. H. Liddell Hart, and Kiyoo Kanda. After him are Toshio Iwatani, Bjarni Benediktsson, Percy Spencer, Elsa Triolet, Barnett Newman, and Tarjei Vesaas.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Giono ranks 1,467 out of 6,770. Before him are Blaise de Vigenère (1523), Ernest Meissonier (1815), Robert III, Count of Flanders (1249), Armand Peugeot (1849), Michel Chasles (1793), and Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858). After him are Séraphine Louis (1864), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), François Rude (1784), Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753), Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709), and Louis, Count of Vendôme (1376).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Giono ranks 187. Before him are Émile Gaboriau (1832), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Madame d'Aulnoy (1651), Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552), Pierre Larousse (1817), and Blaise de Vigenère (1523). After him are Maurice Barrès (1862), Georges Feydeau (1862), Henri Murger (1822), Paul Scarron (1610), Honoré d'Urfé (1567), and Robert de Montesquiou (1855).

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