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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 110,180 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. David Foenkinos is the 5,914th most popular writer (down from 5,328th in 2019), the 4,908th most popular biography from France (down from 4,290th in 2019) and the 600th most popular French Writer.

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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Foenkinos ranks 5,914 out of 5,755. Before him are Michael Goldenberg, Philip Freneau, Henry Green, P. J. O'Rourke, J. P. Donleavy, and Robert Henryson. After him are Arkady Babchenko, Johanna Sinisalo, Shan Sa, Anthony Boucher, Peter Stamm, and Jasper Fforde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, David Foenkinos ranks 333. Before him are Mónica Naranjo, Marco Antonio Barrera, Lukas Ridgeston, Elvir Baljić, Chris Messina, and Koji Murofushi. After him are Iratxe García, Sandro Ricci, Eason Chan, Sofia Polgár, Tadahiro Nomura, and Tony Kanaan.

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In France

Among people born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 4,908 out of 6,011. Before him are Houssine Kharja (1982), Christophe Honoré (1970), Thomas Voeckler (1979), Clara Morgane (1981), Xavier Beauvois (1967), and Nolwenn Leroy (1982). After him are Léa Drucker (1972), Simon Fourcade (1984), Sofiane Boufal (1993), Stéphane Brizé (1966), Clotilde Hesme (1979), and Karl Toko Ekambi (1992).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, David Foenkinos ranks 600. Before him are Patrick Grainville (1947), David Diop (1966), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), Jean Rouaud (1952), Dominique Bona (1953), and Christian Prudhomme (1960). After him are Alexandre del Valle (1968), Gilles Leroy (1958), Maurice G. Dantec (1959), Sylvain Tesson (1972), Éric Vuillard (1968), and Éliette Abécassis (1969).

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