WRITER

Louis Guilloux

1899 - 1980

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Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 – 14 October 1980) was a Breton writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Guilloux has received more than 25,722 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Guilloux is the 5,533rd most popular writer (down from 5,297th in 2019), the 4,770th most popular biography from France (down from 4,468th in 2019) and the 611th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 26k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Le sang noir
1935
La maison du peuple
1927
Le pain des réves
1942
Capitaine Hornblower
2021
Ok, Joe
2003
Le sang noir
1935

Page views of Louis Guillouxes by language

Over the past year Louis Guilloux has had the most page views in the with 28,631 views, followed by English (3,413), and German (1,158). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kurdish (Sorani) (91.34%), German (53.17%), and Breton (38.72%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Louis Guilloux ranks 5,533 out of 7,302. Before him are Vladislav Krapivin, Antonia Fraser, Norman Cousins, Jacqueline Wilson, Tim Powers, and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. After him are Uma Aaltonen, Rick Warren, Ramsey Campbell, Wajdi Mouawad, Albert Engström, and Kenneth Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Louis Guilloux ranks 264. Before him are Donald Johnston, Wolfgang Krull, Maria Wittek, Jan Lechoń, Jacques Audiberti, and Lyman Lemnitzer. After him are Robin Hill, Américo Tesoriere, Hendrik Marsman, Vince Gallagher, Ilse Bing, and Giorgio Chiavacci. Among people deceased in 1980, Louis Guilloux ranks 253. Before him are Félix Welkenhuysen, Paavo Yrjölä, Isabel Briggs Myers, Larry Williams, Jacob Miller, and Mario Mattoli. After him are Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Keijo Liinamaa, Hans Wetterström, Louis Neefs, Alberto Soria, and David A. Johnston.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Guilloux ranks 4,770 out of 6,770. Before him are Cédric Klapisch (1961), Jérémy Toulalan (1983), René Guyot (1881), Léon Sée (1877), Jacques Sautereau (1860), and Pierre Chambon (1931). After him are Frantz Reichel (1871), Stéphane Séjourné (1985), Pierre Gasly (1996), Roschdy Zem (1965), Marc René, marquis de Montalembert (1714), and Michel Roger (1949).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Louis Guilloux ranks 611. Before him are Roland Dorgelès (1885), Alain Decaux (1925), Jacques-Pierre Amette (1943), Théodore Aubanel (1829), Jacques Audiberti (1899), and Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935). After him are Michiel de Swaen (1654), Olivier Rolin (1947), Pascal Lainé (1942), André Dhôtel (1900), Eugène Dabit (1898), and Alfred Capus (1858).

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