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René Maran

1887 - 1960

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René Maran (5 November 1887 – 9 May 1960) was a French poet and novelist, and the first black writer to win the French Prix Goncourt (in 1921). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Maran is the 5,183rd most popular writer (down from 5,045th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Martinique and the 3rd most popular Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, René Maran ranks 5,183 out of 7,302Before him are Willem Bilderdijk, Tomás António Gonzaga, Miho Mosulishvili, Henri Bosco, Jakob van Hoddis, and Antoni Lange. After him are Wafa Sultan, Aminata Sow Fall, Cordwainer Smith, Fedde Schurer, Yamabe no Akahito, and Alexander Ablesimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, René Maran ranks 229Before him are Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Edward Andrade, Charles Marion, Jacob L. Devers, L. S. Lowry, and Jakob van Hoddis. After him are Albert Paris Gütersloh, Edith Sitwell, Olga Oelkers, Walter Johnson, Friedrich Gogarten, and Sid Kimpton. Among people deceased in 1960, René Maran ranks 182Before him are Georgi Kyoseivanov, Antal Szalay, Gaston Amson, Ángel Cabrera, Oscar Pettiford, and Julie Vinter Hansen. After him are Fred Buscaglione, Luiz Vinhaes, Diana Barrymore, Anni Holdmann, Ettore Chimeri, and Lewis Sheldon.

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In Martinique

Among people born in Martinique, René Maran ranks 7 out of 26Before him are Frantz Fanon (1925), Alexandre de Beauharnais (1760), Aimé Césaire (1913), Édouard Glissant (1928), Karine Jean-Pierre (1974), and Gérard Janvion (1953). After him are Patrick Chamoiseau (1953), Euzhan Palcy (1958), Joël Abati (1970), Allen Chastanet (1960), Wendie Renard (1990), and Mathias Lessort (1995).

Among WRITERS In Martinique

Among writers born in Martinique, René Maran ranks 3Before him are Aimé Césaire (1913), and Édouard Glissant (1928). After him are Patrick Chamoiseau (1953).