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Lydie Salvayre

1948 - Today

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Lydie Salvayre (born Lydie Arjona in 1948) is a French writer. Born in the south of France to Republican refugees from the Spanish Civil War, she went on to study medicine in Toulouse and continues to work as a practicing psychiatrist. She has been awarded the Prix Hermes, the Prix Décembre for her work, and the 2014 Prix Goncourt for Pas pleurer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Lydie Salvayre is the 6,189th most popular writer (down from 5,898th in 2024), the 5,124th most popular biography from France (down from 4,971st in 2019) and the 646th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lydie Salvayre ranks 6,189 out of 7,302. Before her are Dorothy Wordsworth, Daniel Pearl, Gyula Juhász, Tillie Olsen, Caterina Davinio, and Jun Maeda. After her are Susan Cooper, Kari Hotakainen, Ali Sardar Jafri, Joyce Cary, Patricia A. McKillip, and Beryl Bainbridge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Lydie Salvayre ranks 655. Before her are István Tarlós, Sergio Ahumada, Rita Barberá, Pierre Rapsat, Oinikhol Bobonazarova, and Mario Aldo Montano. After her are Telma Hopkins, Patricia A. McKillip, Avi Toledano, Julia Donaldson, Günter Haritz, and Joan D. Vinge.

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In France

Among people born in France, Lydie Salvayre ranks 5,124 out of 6,770. Before her are Guillaume de Tonquédec (1966), Bernard Talvard (1947), Philippe Delerm (1950), Mehdi Nebbou (1971), Alexa Davalos (1982), and Catherine Leroy (1944). After her are Stuart Price (1977), Marc Alexandre (1959), Alain Couriol (1958), Yvan Colonna (1960), Mike Sparken (1930), and Giorgio Capitani (1927).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Lydie Salvayre ranks 646. Before her are Paul Arène (1843), Jean Dutourd (1920), Claude Esteban (1935), Marie NDiaye (1967), Véronique Tadjo (1955), and Philippe Delerm (1950). After her are Patrick Grainville (1947), Christian Prudhomme (1960), Laurent Binet (1972), Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Olivier Weber (1958), and Gilles Leroy (1958).

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