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Patrick Grainville

1947 - Today

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Patrick Grainville (French pronunciation: [patʁik ɡʁɛ̃vil]; born 1 June 1947 Villers-sur-Mer, Calvados) is a French novelist. He spent his childhood in Villerville, a small town east of Deauville. An associate professor of letters, he received the Prix Goncourt in 1976, 29 years old, for his fourth novel, Les Flamboyants ("The Flasher"). He has written extensively on Africa, where he undertook a cooperative mission. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Patrick Grainville is the 6,221st most popular writer (down from 6,149th in 2024), the 5,145th most popular biography from France (down from 5,131st in 2019) and the 647th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Patrick Grainville ranks 6,221 out of 7,302. Before him are Louis Sachar, Iskandar Khatloni, Robert Creeley, Victoria Amelina, Aglaja Veteranyi, and Lyman Abbott. After him are Emmanuil Kazakevich, Maja Bošković-Stulli, Piers Anthony, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Howard Jacobson, and Caroline Norton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Patrick Grainville ranks 774. Before him are Oliver Friggieri, Bernard Talvard, David Robb, Nicole Bricq, Viggo Jensen, and Francisco Álvarez-Cascos. After him are Hubert Ingraham, Chris Thomas, Yehude Simon, Anne Fine, Leonid Khabarov, and Norma McCorvey.

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In France

Among people born in France, Patrick Grainville ranks 5,145 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Taillandier (1938), Thibault Damour (1951), François Delecour (1962), Moussa Sissoko (1989), Allan Saint-Maximin (1997), and Jacques Bergerac (1927). After him are Gil de Ferran (1967), Kevin Gameiro (1987), Sofiane Feghouli (1989), Yohan Cabaye (1986), Pascale Ogier (1958), and Marc Berdoll (1953).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Patrick Grainville ranks 647. Before him are Jean Dutourd (1920), Claude Esteban (1935), Marie NDiaye (1967), Véronique Tadjo (1955), Philippe Delerm (1950), and Lydie Salvayre (1948). After him are Christian Prudhomme (1960), Laurent Binet (1972), Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Olivier Weber (1958), Gilles Leroy (1958), and Alberto Angela (1962).

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