WRITER

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 4,850 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Cau is the 4,740th most popular writer (down from 4,628th in 2019), the 4,335th most popular biography from France (down from 4,097th in 2019) and the 555th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Le Spectre de l'amour
1968
La\Pitie de Dieu
1961
Pourquoi la France
Nationalism, Politics and government
1975
L' innocent
1982
Brésil
Guidebooks, South America, Travel - Foreign
1978
Mon village, contes
1958

Page views of Jean Caus by language

Over the past year Jean Cau has had the most page views in the with 21,031 views, followed by Spanish (3,285), and Italian (1,720). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (105.49%), Romanian (83.53%), and Egyptian Arabic (83.33%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Cau ranks 4,740 out of 7,302. Before him are Rosa Mayreder, Damon Knight, Hedwig Courths-Mahler, Aaron Sorkin, E. L. James, and Hanna Krall. After him are Dharamvir Bharati, José María Heredia y Heredia, Henri Bosco, Jean Tardieu, Val McDermid, and Joseph Meyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jean Cau ranks 331. Before him are Josep Pintat Solans, Bernardo Ruiz, Joseph Sargent, Peter Seeberg, Cornell Borchers, and Benito Lorenzi. After him are John Baptist Wu, Pyotr Todorovsky, James Salter, Iwao Takamoto, Armand Razafindratandra, and James Mellaart. Among people deceased in 1993, Jean Cau ranks 193. Before him are Mirza Ibrahimov, James Donald, Štefan Uher, Anne Shirley, Ivan Kozlovsky, and Joseph B. Soloveitchik. After him are Hans Werner Richter, Edivaldo Martins Fonseca, Mario Genta, Sven Thofelt, John Hersey, and Héctor De Bourgoing.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Cau ranks 4,335 out of 6,770. Before him are Christian Herter (1895), René Girard (1954), Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719), Philippe Bergeroo (1954), Guy Mairesse (1910), and Roger Blin (1907). After him are Henri Bosco (1888), Jean Tardieu (1903), René Navarre (1877), Madeleine Robinson (1917), Ernest Reyer (1823), and Henri Leconte (1963).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Cau ranks 555. Before him are Virginie Ancelot (1792), Joseph Roumanille (1818), Jean Vautrin (1933), François Tristan l'Hermite (1601), George du Maurier (1834), and Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719). After him are Henri Bosco (1888), Jean Tardieu (1903), Philippe Djian (1949), Roger Vitrac (1899), Florence Delay (1941), and Michel Déon (1919).

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