WRITER

Dominique Fernandez

1929 - Today

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Dominique Fernandez (born 25 August 1929) is a French writer of novels, essays and travel books. Much of his writing explores homosexual experience and creativity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dominique Fernandez has received more than 47,898 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Dominique Fernandez is the 4,135th most popular writer (down from 3,780th in 2019), the 3,970th most popular biography from France (down from 3,605th in 2019) and the 509th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

L' amour qui ose dire son nom
Homosexuality and art, Homosexuality and art.
2001
Porporino
Castrati, Musical fiction, Fiction
1974
Eisenstein
Biography, Motion picture producers and directors
1975
Lettre à Dora
1969
Jérémie, Jérémie
2005
Dans la main de l'ange
1982

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dominique Fernandez ranks 4,135 out of 7,302. Before him are Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, John Christopher, Jurek Becker, Tommaso Landolfi, Brigitte Hamann, and Andrée Chedid. After him are Kathy Acker, Klaus Rifbjerg, Aleksey Koltsov, Mirza Khazar, Detlev von Liliencron, and Peter Dickinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Dominique Fernandez ranks 296. Before him are Héctor Alterio, Hans Clarin, Ernesto Grillo, James Shigeta, Hubert Dreyfus, and Fazlur Rahman Khan. After him are Terry Sawchuk, Karl-Erik Palmér, Bob Brookmeyer, Nicolas Bouvier, Viguen, and Nusrat Bhutto.

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In France

Among people born in France, Dominique Fernandez ranks 3,970 out of 6,770. Before him are Elisabeth Abegg (1882), Alphonse Legros (1837), J. R. D. Tata (1904), Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville (1720), Guy de la Chapelle (1868), and Léon Delagrange (1872). After him are Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771), Jacques Pelletier du Mans (1517), Ratramnus (800), Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913), André Lerond (1930), and Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (1852).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Dominique Fernandez ranks 509. Before him are Hervé Guibert (1955), Maurice Genevoix (1890), Petrus Borel (1809), Jean de Brunhoff (1899), Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924), and Johann Fischart (1546). After him are Pierre Michon (1945), Paul Déroulède (1846), Jacqueline de Romilly (1913), Jean-Louis de Rambures (1930), Antoine Furetière (1619), and Hélène Berr (1921).

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