WRITER

David Foenkinos

1974 - Today

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David Foenkinos, born 28 October 1974 in Paris, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris. His novel La délicatesse is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was released in December 2011, with Audrey Tautou as the main character. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Foenkinos has received more than 117,903 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. David Foenkinos is the 6,454th most popular writer (down from 5,891st in 2019), the 5,317th most popular biography from France (down from 4,889th in 2019) and the 656th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

La délicatesse
2009
Nos séparations
2008
Lennon
Ficción, Fiction
2013
Qui se souvient de David Foenkinos
2007
Inversion de l'idiotie
2001
Delicacy
FICTION / General
2011
La délicatesse
2009
Charlotte
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Fiction, Artists
"Charlotte tells the story of artist Charlotte Salomon--born in pre-World War II Berlin to a Jewish family traumatized by suicide. Obsessed with art, and with living, Charlotte attended school in Germany until it was too dangerous to remain, fled to France, and was interned in a bleak work camp from which she narrowly escaped. Newly free, she spent two years in almost total solitude, creating a series of autobiographical art--images, words, even musical scores--that together tell her life story. A pregnant Charlotte was killed in Auschwitz at the age of 26, but not before she entrusted her life's work to a friend, who kept it safe until peacetime..."--Jacket flap.
2016
La delicadeza
2011
Charlotte
Berlin (germany), fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Fiction, biographical
2016
Lennon
Fiction
"Con una asombrosa investigación a su espalda, y su peculiar sentido del humor, Foenkinos escribe una biografía única, con un Lennon que cuenta en primera persona su infancia, la compleja relación con sus padres, su primer matrimonio, la tormentosa historia de los Beatles, su amor con Yoko Ono y su filosofía de vida. Las palabras e ideas de quien decidió que el mejor modo de conseguir una reacción política era recibir a la prensa sin moverse de su cama cobran, en esta época de crisis, una inusitada actualidad"--cover. "With his amazing research behind him, and his unique sense of humor, Foenkinos wrote a unique biography in which Lennon discusses his childhood, his complex relationship with her parents, his first marriage, the stormy history of the Beatles, his love with Yoko Ono and his philosophy of life. The words and ideas of the one who decided that the best way to achieve a political reaction was to receive the press without leaving your bed, in this time of crisis, something unusual today "--translation of cover.
2010
Charlotte
2015

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Foenkinos ranks 6,454 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Beatie, Nahed Hattar, Robert Cormier, Susan Bassnett, Conn Iggulden, and Peter Hitchens. After him are Helena Norberg-Hodge, Saunders Lewis, Denis Johnson, Rahat Indori, Stanislava Staša Zajović, and Brené Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, David Foenkinos ranks 340. Before him are Thomas Beatie, Margo Dydek, Javi Moreno, Nuno Valente, CeeLo Green, and Toranosuke Takagi. After him are Samoth, Matt Lucas, Tony Kanaan, Pavol Demitra, Barry Watson, and Baitullah Mehsud.

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In France

Among people born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 5,317 out of 6,770. Before him are Victor Wembanyama (2004), Alexandre del Valle (1968), Pierre Quinon (1962), Kiki Caron (1948), François Sagat (1979), and Sylvie Goulard (1964). After him are Faouzi Ghoulam (1991), Houssem Aouar (1998), David Charvet (1972), Gilles Simeoni (1967), David Douillet (1969), and Géraldine Pailhas (1971).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 656. Before him are Dominique Bona (1953), Christian Prudhomme (1960), Laurent Binet (1972), Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Gilles Leroy (1958), and Alexandre del Valle (1968). After him are Alberto Angela (1962), Véronique Tadjo (1955), Maylis de Kerangal (1967), David Diop (1966), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), and Patrick Besson (1956).

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