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Paul Morand

1888 - 1976

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Paul Morand (13 March 1888 – 24 July 1976) was a French author whose short stories and novellas were lauded for their style, wit and descriptive power. His most productive literary period was the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. He was much admired by the upper echelons of society and the artistic avant-garde who made him a cult favorite. He has been categorized as an early Modernist and Imagist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Morand is the 1,996th most popular writer (up from 2,158th in 2019), the 2,268th most popular biography from France (up from 2,411th in 2019) and the 285th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Morand ranks 1,996 out of 7,302. Before him are Jovan Dučić, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Uhwudong, Juan Donoso Cortés, Frances Harper, and Walter Tevis. After him are Ahad Ha'am, Péter Esterházy, Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Elizabeth of the Trinity, Vasyl Stus, and Langston Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Paul Morand ranks 81. Before him are Hans von Salmuth, Inayatullah Khan, Hans Richter, Wellington Koo, Milan Stojadinović, and Domenico Tardini. After him are Soong Ai-ling, Nikolay Shvernik, Prince Axel of Denmark, Gunichi Mikawa, David Jacobs, and Alphonse Juin. Among people deceased in 1976, Paul Morand ranks 77. Before him are Géza Anda, Hans Richter, Kálmán Kalocsay, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Carol Reed, and Willi Hennig. After him are Karl Schäfer, David Jacobs, Gregor Piatigorsky, Zhang Wentian, Rudolf Kempe, and Mickey Cohen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Morand ranks 2,268 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Collin de Plancy (1794), Fulbert of Chartres (960), Bertrand Barère (1755), Urbain Grandier (1590), Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952), and William Iron Arm (1010). After him are François-Xavier Fabre (1766), Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889), Peter I of Courtenay (1126), Henry Beaufort (1374), Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784), and Claire Denis (1946).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Paul Morand ranks 285. Before him are Jean Bruller (1902), Savitri Devi (1905), Augustin Barruel (1741), Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1669), Jacques Collin de Plancy (1794), and Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952). After him are Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880), Anne Golon (1921), Robert de Boron (1110), Magnus Felix Ennodius (473), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), and Isaac the Blind (1160).

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