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Michel Faber

1960 - Today

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Michel Faber (born 13 April 1960) is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White, and Under the Skin (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. His book, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, a non-fiction work about music, came out in October 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Faber is the 6,412th most popular writer (up from 6,436th in 2019), the 1,013th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,042nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel Faber ranks 6,412 out of 7,302. Before him are Kamel Daoud, Reginald Hill, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Alan Hollinghurst, William Empson, and Robert Cormier. After him are Oles Buzina, Denise Levertov, Kate Morton, Snooki, Lester Bangs, and Naja Marie Aidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Michel Faber ranks 536. Before him are Kaz Hirai, Kenny Garrett, Charles Ng, Henry Worsley, Aleksandr Uvarov, and Bill Johnson. After him are Dean Malenko, Claudio Langes, Tomás Reñones, Oliver Parker, Maria Fricioiu, and Kerry Von Erich.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Michel Faber ranks 1,013 out of 1,646. Before him are Gerbrand Bakker (1962), Renate Dorrestein (1954), Toon Oprinsen (1910), Mounir El Hamdaoui (1984), Erik Dekker (1970), and Jan van Diepenbeek (1903). After him are Sander Westerveld (1974), Jan Versleijen (1955), Piet Wildschut (1957), Ilse DeLange (1977), Davy Klaassen (1993), and Kees Mijnders (1912).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Michel Faber ranks 60. Before him are J. Slauerhoff (1898), Gerrit Achterberg (1905), Guus Kuijer (1942), Meindert DeJong (1906), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), and Renate Dorrestein (1954). After him are Jan van Steenbergen (1970), Arnon Grunberg (1971), Rutger Bregman (1988), Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (1991), and Femke Dekker (1979).

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