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Mathias Énard

1972 - Today

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Mathias Énard (born 1972) is a French novelist. He studied Persian and Arabic and spent long periods in the Middle East. He has lived in Barcelona for about fifteen years, interrupted in 2013 by a writing residency in Berlin. He won several awards for Zone, including the Prix du Livre Inter and the Prix Décembre, and won the Liste Goncourt/Le Choix de l'Orient, the Prix littéraire de la Porte Dorée, and the Prix du Roman-News for Rue des Voleurs (Street of Thieves). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mathias Énard is the 6,088th most popular writer (up from 6,288th in 2019), the 5,085th most popular biography from France (up from 5,221st in 2019) and the 638th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mathias Énard ranks 6,088 out of 7,302. Before him are Mikhail Svetlov, Wallace Stegner, Ralph Giordano, Karin Slaughter, José Burgos, and James Dickey. After him are Henry Ward Beecher, Fredy Perlman, Frances Power Cobbe, Dora Marsden, Gerhard Roth, and Stella Gibbons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Mathias Énard ranks 321. Before him are Christian Wörns, Lars-Göran Petrov, Ben Ray Luján, Salaheddine Bassir, Arkady Dvorkovich, and Poppy Montgomery. After him are Christian von Koenigsegg, Stefan Everts, Kelly Slater, Joseph Kahn, Valeria Mazza, and Rolando Villazón.

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In France

Among people born in France, Mathias Énard ranks 5,085 out of 6,770. Before him are Karan Singh (1931), Jean-Baptiste Mimiague (1871), Bernard Casoni (1961), Louis-Gustave Binger (1856), Jean-François Deniau (1928), and Raoul Paoli (1887). After him are Laurent Lafitte (1973), Catherine Corsini (1956), Sébastien Squillaci (1980), Jean-Denis Bredin (1929), Surya Bonaly (1973), and Marion Bartoli (1984).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Mathias Énard ranks 638. Before him are Florian Zeller (1979), Jean Rouaud (1952), François Nourissier (1927), Danièle Sallenave (1940), Cyril Collard (1957), and André Dhôtel (1900). After him are Jean-Denis Bredin (1929), Paul Arène (1843), Jean Dutourd (1920), Claude Esteban (1935), Marie NDiaye (1967), and Véronique Tadjo (1955).

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