WRITER

Michel Déon

1919 - 2016

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Michel Déon (French: [deɔ̃]; 4 August 1919 – 28 December 2016) was a French novelist and literary columnist. He published over 50 works and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys sauvages (The Wild Ponies). Déon's 1973 novel Un taxi mauve received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Déon has received more than 68,989 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Déon is the 4,784th most popular writer (down from 4,552nd in 2019), the 4,365th most popular biography from France (down from 4,041st in 2019) and the 561st most popular French Writer.

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Notable Works

Un taxi mauve
1973
Un déjeuner de soleil
1981
Les Gens de la nuit
1974
Les trompeuses espérances
1956
Déjeuner de soleil
Novels, other prose & writers
1983
Le balcon de Spetsai [récit]
Description and travel, Spetsai (Island)
1961
Les Gens de la nuit
1974
Les trompeuses espérances
1956
Un taxi mauve
Artists, Fiction, Aliens
1973
Déjeuner de soleil
Novels, other prose & writers, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, general
1983
La\Carotte et le Baton
1960
Les vingt ans du jeune homme vert
1977
Les Gens de la nuit
1974
Les vingt ans du jeune homme vert
1977
Déjeuner de soleil
Novels, other prose & writers, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, general
1983
La\Carotte et le Baton
1960
Les trompeuses espérances
1956

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel Déon ranks 4,784 out of 7,302. Before him are Roger Vitrac, Mirjam Pressler, Vincenzo Monti, Yann Martel, John D. MacDonald, and Florence Delay. After him are Henrik Nordbrandt, Alina Fernández, Wolfgang Koeppen, Yuriy Fedkovych, Carine Roitfeld, and Betje Wolff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Michel Déon ranks 248. Before him are Olena Apanovych, Joe Hunt, Asbjørn Ruud, Richard Todd, Finn Helgesen, and George Gerbner. After him are Grisha Filipov, Milan Horvat, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Ezio Loik, Wu Wenjun, and Vicente Asensi. Among people deceased in 2016, Michel Déon ranks 326. Before him are Rudy Van Gelder, Heinrich Schiff, Peter Maxwell Davies, Amelia Bence, Norbert Schemansky, and Giorgio Albertazzi. After him are Phyllis Schlafly, Ali Javan, Adrienne Corri, Ronit Elkabetz, Ad-Diba, and Lupita Tovar.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Déon ranks 4,365 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe Djian (1949), Roger Vitrac (1899), Stéphane Guivarc'h (1970), André Thouin (1746), Florence Delay (1941), and Camille Cottin (1978). After him are Adrien Rabiot (1995), Bacary Sagna (1983), Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759), Carine Roitfeld (1954), Betsy Jolas (1926), and Sylvain Lévi (1863).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Michel Déon ranks 561. Before him are Jean Cau (1925), Henri Bosco (1888), Jean Tardieu (1903), Philippe Djian (1949), Roger Vitrac (1899), and Florence Delay (1941). After him are Carine Roitfeld (1954), Raymond Abellio (1907), Robert of Torigni (1100), Émile Souvestre (1806), Philippe Claudel (1962), and Paul Louis Courier (1772).

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