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Roger Caillois

1913 - 1978

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Roger Caillois (French: [ʁɔʒe kajwa]; 3 March 1913 – 21 December 1978) was a French intellectual and prolific writer whose original work brought together literary criticism, sociology, poetry, ludology and philosophy by focusing on very diverse subjects such as games, surrealism, south-American literature, the mineral world, dreams and images, ethnology, the history of religions and the sacred. He was also instrumental in introducing Latin American authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda and Miguel Ángel Asturias to the French public. After his death, the French Literary award Prix Roger Caillois was named after him in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Caillois is the 1,415th most popular writer (down from 1,203rd in 2019), the 1,619th most popular biography from France (down from 1,368th in 2019) and the 199th most popular French Writer.

Roger Caillois is most famous for his contributions to the study of games and play. He was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst who wrote about the importance of play in human life.

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Among writers, Roger Caillois ranks 1,415 out of 7,302. Before him are Sergey Mikhalkov, Ihara Saikaku, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, Jean-Jacques Ampère, and John Berger. After him are Fulcher of Chartres, A. E. van Vogt, Odo of Cluny, Allan Pinkerton, William Styron, and José de Acosta.

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Among people born in 1913, Roger Caillois ranks 80. Before him are Edward Gierek, Robert Adler, Boris Pahor, Bruno Pontecorvo, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and Sergey Mikhalkov. After him are Israel Gelfand, 'Abd al-Ilah, Méret Oppenheim, Paul Grice, Barrington Moore Jr., and Mary Leakey. Among people deceased in 1978, Roger Caillois ranks 54. Before him are Hannah Höch, Giovanni Gronchi, Mark Robson, Misao Tamai, Ignazio Silone, and Jean Améry. After him are W. Eugene Smith, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Carlo Scarpa, Hubert Humphrey, Tetsu Katayama, and Georgi Markov.

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Among people born in France, Roger Caillois ranks 1,619 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne Marcel (1315), Raymond Loewy (1893), Bernard Buffet (1928), Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715), André Martinet (1908), and Jean-Jacques Ampère (1800). After him are Fulcher of Chartres (1059), Odo of Cluny (878), Pierre Balmain (1914), Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary (1158), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), and Jean Alesi (1964).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Roger Caillois ranks 199. Before him are Robert de Montesquiou (1855), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Jean Chapelain (1595), Roland Topor (1938), Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715), and Jean-Jacques Ampère (1800). After him are Fulcher of Chartres (1059), Odo of Cluny (878), Louise Labé (1524), Philippe Soupault (1897), Vivant Denon (1747), and Marcel Aymé (1902).

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