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Olivier Weber

1958 - Today

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Olivier Weber (born 1958) is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middle-East and Iraq. He is an assistant professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, president of the Prize Joseph Kessel and today ambassador of France at large. Weber has won several national and international awards of literature and journalism, in particular for his stories on Afghanistan and for his books on wars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olivier Weber is the 6,369th most popular writer (down from 6,222nd in 2019), the 5,221st most popular biography from France (down from 5,187th in 2019) and the 651st most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Olivier Weber ranks 6,369 out of 7,302. Before him are Ion Negoițescu, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Māra Zālīte, Alex Yermolinsky, Richard Price, and Satya Vrat Shastri. After him are Susan Bassnett, Alexey Dreev, Malcolm Bradbury, Elizabeth Carter, Zakhar Prilepin, and Charles Olson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Olivier Weber ranks 532. Before him are Bill Watterson, Daniele Archibugi, Roland Koch, Alex Yermolinsky, Toni Innauer, and Nobutoshi Kaneda. After him are Pascale Trinquet, Philippe Desmet, Peter Watts, Arto Bryggare, Tom Thibodeau, and Antonio Di Gennaro.

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In France

Among people born in France, Olivier Weber ranks 5,221 out of 6,770. Before him are Thierry Vigneron (1960), Martin Solveig (1976), Élie Baup (1955), Luc Abalo (1984), Djamel Belmadi (1976), and Stéphane Lannoy (1969). After him are Pascale Trinquet (1958), Rayan Cherki (2003), Joanna Miles (1940), Mathilde Seigner (1968), Nikolai Kinski (1976), and Jean Castaneda (1957).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Olivier Weber ranks 651. Before him are Philippe Delerm (1950), Lydie Salvayre (1948), Patrick Grainville (1947), Christian Prudhomme (1960), Laurent Binet (1972), and Anne-Marie Garat (1946). After him are Gilles Leroy (1958), Alberto Angela (1962), Maylis de Kerangal (1967), Éric Vuillard (1968), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), and David Diop (1966).

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