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Maylis de Kerangal

1967 - Today

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Maylis de Kerangal (born 16 June 1967) is a French author. Her novels deeply explore people in their work lives. She has won many awards for her work (including the Prix Médicis, the Premio Gregor von Rezzori, the Grand prix RTL-Lire, and the Wellcome Book Prize), and her novels have been published in several languages. Two have been adapted as films. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Maylis de Kerangal is the 6,543rd most popular writer (down from 6,527th in 2024), the 5,327th most popular biography from France (up from 5,364th in 2019) and the 654th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maylis de Kerangal ranks 6,543 out of 7,302. Before her are Peter Pišťanek, Sjón, Rose Tremain, Tor Ulven, Mary Augusta Ward, and Zona Gale. After her are Paweł Huelle, Somaly Mam, Edward St Aubyn, Joe Paterno, Henry Green, and Studs Terkel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Maylis de Kerangal ranks 485. Before her are James McTeigue, Ainars Bagatskis, Coffi Codjia, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Valeriy Heletey, and Mehmet Şimşek. After her are Cyril Suk, Pervin Buldan, Muhsin al-Ramli, Reiko Yoshida, Risto Laakkonen, and Lupita Jones.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maylis de Kerangal ranks 5,327 out of 6,770. Before her are Vincent Guérin (1965), Jérôme Rothen (1978), Evan Fournier (1992), David Douillet (1969), Philippe Christanval (1978), and Julian Alaphilippe (1992). After her are Joana Vasconcelos (null), Mr. Oizo (1974), Kiki Caron (1948), Patrice Loko (1970), Éric Vuillard (1968), and Régine Cavagnoud (1970).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Maylis de Kerangal ranks 654. Before her are Christian Prudhomme (1960), Laurent Binet (1972), Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Olivier Weber (1958), Gilles Leroy (1958), and Alberto Angela (1962). After her are Éric Vuillard (1968), Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), Raffaëla Anderson (1976), Laurent Mauvignier (1967), David Diop (1966), and Tonino Benacquista (1961).

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