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Paul Morand

1888 - 1976

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Paul Morand (13 March 1888 – 24 July 1976) was a French author whose short stories and novellas were lauded for their style, wit and descriptive power. His most productive literary period was the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. He was much admired by the upper echelons of society and the artistic avant-garde who made him a cult favorite. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Morand has received more than 122,999 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Paul Morand is the 1,983rd most popular writer (up from 2,086th in 2019), the 2,242nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,240th in 2019) and the 281st most popular French Writer.

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  • 120k

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  • 55.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Morand ranks 1,983 out of 5,755. Before him are Ivan Mažuranić, Carl Sandburg, William Auld, Isaac the Blind, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, and Arsen Kotsoyev. After him are Tin Ujević, Feng Menglong, Albert Memmi, Nicolás Guillén, Harlan Coben, and Bartolomeo Platina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Paul Morand ranks 85. Before him are Grigori Sokolnikov, Gunichi Mikawa, Soong Ai-ling, Victor Goldschmidt, Hans Richter, and Du Yuesheng. After him are Alphonse Juin, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Hans von Salmuth, Royal Rife, Chōjun Miyagi, and Milan Stojadinović. Among people deceased in 1976, Paul Morand ranks 81. Before him are Mukaghali Makatayev, Yukio Goto, Orlando Letelier, Hans Richter, Kálmán Kalocsay, and Zhang Wentian. After him are Tommy Bolin, Sal Mineo, Karl Schäfer, Paul Strand, Wilder Penfield, and Freddie King.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Morand ranks 2,242 out of 6,011. Before him are Jacques Massu (1908), Jean-Marie Guyau (1854), Edward, Count of Savoy (1284), Louis I, Count of Blois (1172), Maurice Couve de Murville (1907), and René Duguay-Trouin (1673). After him are César Baldaccini (1921), Bixente Lizarazu (1969), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), Mamertus (401), Jacques de Morgan (1857), and Louis Jouvet (1887).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Paul Morand ranks 281. Before him are Jean d'Ormesson (1925), Elif Shafak (1971), Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808), Jean Bodel (1165), Philippe Sollers (1936), and Isaac the Blind (1160). After him are Michel Leiris (1901), Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), Eustache Deschamps (1346), Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire (1802), and Jacques Amyot (1513).

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