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Philippe Sollers

1936 - 2023

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Philippe Sollers (French: [sɔlɛʁs]; born Philippe Joyaux; 28 November 1936 – 5 May 2023) was a French writer and critic. In 1960 he founded the avant garde literary journal Tel Quel (along with writer and art critic Marcelin Pleynet), which was published by Le Seuil and ran until 1982. Sollers then created the journal L'Infini, published first by Denoël, then by Gallimard with Sollers remaining as sole editor. Sollers was at the heart of the period of intellectual fervour in the Paris of the 1960s and 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Sollers is the 2,170th most popular writer (down from 2,089th in 2019), the 2,437th most popular biography from France (down from 2,348th in 2019) and the 304th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Philippe Sollers ranks 2,170 out of 7,302. Before him are Saki, Erich Mühsam, Roger Peyrefitte, Per Wahlöö, Antonine Maillet, and Dexippus. After him are Brian Aldiss, Bernard Palissy, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Aleksander Chodźko, Yuan Mei, and Judith Kerr.

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Among people born in 1936, Philippe Sollers ranks 164. Before him are André Kolingba, Jacques Charrier, Tuncel Kurtiz, Jan Gehl, Siw Malmkvist, and Eugenio Barba. After him are Shirley Knight, Adem Demaçi, Frederic Forrest, Amr Moussa, Hans van den Broek, and Dacia Maraini. Among people deceased in 2023, Philippe Sollers ranks 134. Before him are Jerry Springer, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Ruud Geels, Arnaldo Forlani, Chaim Topol, and Hélène Carrère d'Encausse. After him are Horst-Dieter Höttges, Tom Sizemore, Frederic Forrest, Ruth Fuchs, Martin Amis, and Lubomír Štrougal.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Sollers ranks 2,437 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Gervex (1852), Ford Madox Brown (1821), Eustace II, Count of Boulogne (1015), Germanus of Auxerre (378), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), and Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821). After him are Raymonde de Laroche (1882), Bernard Palissy (1510), Henry Darcy (1803), Aldegonde (639), Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712), and Yann Tiersen (1970).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Philippe Sollers ranks 304. Before him are Albert Gleizes (1881), Paul Hazard (1878), Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (1704), Étienne Jodelle (1532), Yvan Goll (1891), and Roger Peyrefitte (1907). After him are Bernard Palissy (1510), Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), Sébastien Japrisot (1931), Bernardus Silvestris (1085), and Michel Leiris (1901).

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