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Jean Cau

1925 - 1993

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Jean Cau (8 July 1925, in Bram, Aude – 18 June 1993) was a French writer and journalist. Born in Bram, Aude, he was secretary to Jean-Paul Sartre, after which he was a journalist and reporter for L'Express, Figaro, and Paris Match. In 1961, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for The Mercy of God.From the 1970s onwards he grew close to GRECE and his writings became infused with a sun-worshipping neopaganism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Cau has received more than 4,878 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Cau is the 4,643rd most popular writer, the 4,113th most popular biography from France and the 536th most popular French Writer.

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  • 4.9k

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  • 46.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Cau ranks 4,643 out of 5,755. Before him are Jan Kasprowicz, León Felipe, Marin Sorescu, William Dean Howells, Katarina Frostenson, and Zig Ziglar. After him are Jan van Beers, Russell Banks, R. A. Lafferty, Marcel Boulenger, Michel Tremblay, and Ramón Pérez de Ayala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jean Cau ranks 327. Before him are Francesco Colasuonno, Arne Åhman, José Parra Martínez, Alain Peyrefitte, Luis Alberto Monge, and Medgar Evers. After him are Toma Caragiu, Steve Forrest, Károly Makk, Darry Cowl, Dany Dauberson, and Eva Klein. Among people deceased in 1993, Jean Cau ranks 179. Before him are Axel von dem Bussche, Hans Werner Richter, Rudolf Wetzer, Alfred Manessier, Kenny Drew, and Štefan Uher. After him are Leslie Charteris, Hamo Sahyan, Claude Renoir, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Bob Kiesel, and Lola Álvarez Bravo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Cau ranks 4,113 out of 6,011. Before him are Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771), Patrick Strzoda (1952), Jacques Noël (1920), François Migault (1944), Jacqueline du Bief (1930), and Armand Penverne (1926). After him are Marcel Boulenger (1873), Robert Lamoureux (1920), Alberto Palacio (1856), Léon Jean Marie Dufour (1780), Raymond Abellio (1907), and Céline Tran (1979).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Cau ranks 536. Before him are Pierre Daninos (1913), Régine Deforges (1935), George du Maurier (1834), Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719), Albert Londres (1884), and Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680). After him are Marcel Boulenger (1873), Raymond Abellio (1907), Bernard Clavel (1923), Jean Aicard (1848), Jacques Audiberti (1899), and Mathurin Régnier (1573).

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