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Jean Rouaud

1952 - Today

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Jean Rouaud (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁwo]; born 13 December 1952) is a French author, who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique. In 1990 his novel Fields of Glory (French: Les Champs d'honneur) won the Prix Goncourt. First believed to be the first book in a trilogy, Fields of Glory turned out to be the first book in a series of five books on the family history of the author. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Rouaud is the 6,013th most popular writer (up from 6,072nd in 2019), the 5,052nd most popular biography from France (up from 5,078th in 2019) and the 633rd most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Rouaud ranks 6,013 out of 7,302. Before him are Harry Turtledove, Walker Percy, Alexander Afinogenov, Thomas Heywood, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and Marie Pujmanová. After him are Carol Shields, Marilyn Ferguson, François Nourissier, Steven Saylor, Thomas Warton, and Luisa Valenzuela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jean Rouaud ranks 550. Before him are Barbara Hendricks, Linton Kwesi Johnson, John Kasich, Carsten Jensen, Marcia Fudge, and René Simões. After him are Bill Belichick, Amy Tan, Klaus-Dietrich Flade, Reinhard Häfner, Narada Michael Walden, and Ole Rasmussen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Rouaud ranks 5,052 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Miller (1931), Alexandre Schaumasse (1882), Sami Bouajila (1966), Philippe Douste-Blazy (1953), Claire Voisin (1962), and Dayot Upamecano (1998). After him are Jean-Marc Gounon (1963), François Nourissier (1927), Éric Boullier (1973), Michel Giacobini (1873), Georges Grignard (1905), and Dominique Baudis (1947).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Rouaud ranks 633. Before him are Thierry Meyssan (1957), Patrick Rambaud (1946), Alfred Capus (1858), Samuel Benchetrit (1973), Antoine Blondin (1922), and Florian Zeller (1979). After him are François Nourissier (1927), Danièle Sallenave (1940), Cyril Collard (1957), André Dhôtel (1900), Mathias Énard (1972), and Jean-Denis Bredin (1929).

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