WRITER

Laurent Binet

1972 - Today

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Laurent Binet (born 19 July 1972) is a French writer and university lecturer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurent Binet has received more than 179,105 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurent Binet is the 6,368th most popular writer (down from 5,625th in 2019), the 5,264th most popular biography from France (down from 4,699th in 2019) and the 652nd most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

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  • 41.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The seventh function of language
Death and burial, Fiction
The suspicious death of literary critic Roland Barthes in 1980 Paris reveals the secret history of the French intelligentsia, plunging a hapless police detective into the depths of literary theory as it was documented in a famed linguist's lost manuscript.
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Assassination, Underground movements, World War, 1939-1945
La vie professionnelle de Laurent B
Teaching, Teachers, Biography
La séptima función del lenguaje
La septìeme fonction du langage
Death and burial, Fiction
7th Function of Language
Fiction, crime, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Civilizaciones
Civilizations
Romance literature
HHhH
Assassination, Underground movements, World War, 1939-1945
The seventh function of language
Death and burial, Fiction, Fiction, crime
The suspicious death of literary critic Roland Barthes in 1980 Paris reveals the secret history of the French intelligentsia, plunging a hapless police detective into the depths of literary theory as it was documented in a famed linguist's lost manuscript.
Civilisations
Romance literature

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laurent Binet ranks 6,368 out of 7,302Before him are Kaifi Azmi, John P. Marquand, Shan Sa, Christian Prudhomme, Michael Rosen, and Henry Green. After him are S. E. Hinton, Joel Osteen, Werewere Liking, Richard Price, Jodi Picoult, and Ludwig Bemelmans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Laurent Binet ranks 396Before him are Melissa Auf der Maur, Elyes Fakhfakh, Alexander Borodai, Shan Sa, Jaouad Gharib, and Guillaume Gallienne. After him are Kai Wegner, Mart Poom, Trentemøller, Sprent Dabwido, Jesper Strömblad, and Tomáš Dvořák.

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In France

Among people born in France, Laurent Binet ranks 5,264 out of 6,770Before him are Stéphane Freiss (1960), Franck Lagorce (1968), Christian Prudhomme (1960), Christophe Barratier (1963), Guillaume Gallienne (1972), and Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon (1986). After him are Nathalie Becquart (1969), Jean-Philippe Durand (1960), Gaël Kakuta (1991), Claude Onesta (1957), Alain Guiraudie (1964), and Morgan Schneiderlin (1989).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Laurent Binet ranks 652Before him are Sylvain Tesson (1972), Olivier Weber (1958), Philippe Méaille (1973), Mathias Énard (1972), Dominique Bona (1953), and Christian Prudhomme (1960). After him are Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Gilles Leroy (1958), Alexandre del Valle (1968), David Foenkinos (1974), Alberto Angela (1962), and Véronique Tadjo (1955).