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Louis de Bernières

1954 - Today

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Louis de Bernières (born 8 December 1954) is an English novelist. He is known for his 1994 historical war novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as one of the "20 Best of Young British Novelists", part of a promotion in Granta magazine. Captain Corelli's Mandolin was published in the following year, winning the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Louis de Bernières is the 6,484th most popular writer (up from 6,605th in 2024), the 5,841st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,946th in 2019) and the 651st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Louis de Bernières ranks 6,489 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Laurents, Rachel Cusk, Claire Keegan, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Ted Tally, George MacDonald Fraser, Thomas Hughes, Janne Teller, Akif Pirinçci, Damon Lindelof, and Colley Cibber. After him are Mark Akenside.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Louis de Bernières ranks 602. Before him are Leonardo Cuéllar, Freddie Prinze, Bill Mumy, David Paterson, José Van Tuyne, and Stanley A. McChrystal. After him are Ulrich Walter, Aed Carabao, Sandra Cisneros, Allison Anders, Wendy Schaal, and Carita Holmström.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Louis de Bernières ranks 5,843 out of 8,785. Before him are Noel Harrison (1934), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845), Martin Keown (1966), Louis Partridge (2003), Colley Cibber (1671), and Jackie Lewis (1936). After him are Mark Akenside (1721), Dan McKenzie (1942), Gillian Sheen (1928), Zoella (1990), Compton Mackenzie (1883), and Will Poulter (1993).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Louis de Bernières ranks 651. Before him are Brian Friel (1929), John Arden (1930), Thomas Hood (1799), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Thomas Hughes (1822), and Colley Cibber (1671). After him are Mark Akenside (1721), Compton Mackenzie (1883), Michael Rosen (1946), Saunders Lewis (1893), Bernardine Evaristo (1959), and Walter Besant (1836).

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