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Michel Déon

1919 - 2016

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Michel Déon (French: [deɔ̃]; 4 August 1919 – 28 December 2016) was a French novelist and literary columnist. He published over 50 works and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys sauvages (The Wild Ponies). Déon's 1973 novel Un taxi mauve received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Déon is the 4,503rd most popular writer (up from 4,784th in 2019), the 4,239th most popular biography from France (up from 4,365th in 2019) and the 538th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Michel Déon ranks 4,503 out of 7,302. Before him are Mykola Khvylovy, Agnes Miegel, Johann Jakob Breitinger, Bhoja, William of Apulia, and Ayşe Kulin. After him are Uwe Timm, David Baldacci, Juan de la Cueva, Philoxenus of Mabbug, Rosa Sensat, and Mary Welsh Hemingway.

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Among people born in 1919, Michel Déon ranks 228. Before him are Bep Voskuijl, Richard Todd, Jon Pertwee, Grisha Filipov, Lennie Tristano, and Wasfi Tal. After him are Wu Wenjun, Robert Pinget, Ladislav Mňačko, Olena Apanovych, Helen Walton, and Maurice Boitel. Among people deceased in 2016, Michel Déon ranks 314. Before him are Marco Pannella, Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Muhamed Mujić, John Johnson, Martin Gray, and Fritz Stern. After him are Susana Duijm, Eliseo Prado, Georges Balandier, Merle Haggard, Ad-Diba, and Pedro de Felipe.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Déon ranks 4,239 out of 6,770. Before him are Sylvie Guillem (1965), Andrée Brunet (1901), Georges Carpentier (1894), Kalidou Koulibaly (1991), Catherine Millet (1948), and Jules Vandooren (1908). After him are Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798), J. R. D. Tata (1904), Régine Deforges (1935), Jean Stern (1875), Guy Bourdin (1928), and Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Michel Déon ranks 538. Before him are Jakob Balde (1604), Maurice Sachs (1906), Virginie Despentes (1969), Gervase of Tilbury (1155), Louis Henri Boussenard (1847), and Catherine Millet (1948). After him are Régine Deforges (1935), Olivier de Serres (1539), Francis de Miomandre (1880), Ernst Stadler (1883), Jean-Richard Bloch (1884), and Pierre Michon (1945).

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