WRITER

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 132,575 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Paul Morand is the 2,159th most popular writer (down from 1,977th in 2019), the 2,410th most popular biography from France (down from 2,235th in 2019) and the 306th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Hécate et ses chiens
Fiction, Sex addiction, French
1954
Tendres stocks
1921
New York
Description and travel, Pictorial works
1930
Ouvert la nuit
Accessible book
1922
L' homme pressé
1941
Lewis et Irène
1924

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Morand ranks 2,159 out of 7,302. Before him are Musa Cälil, Paul the Silentiary, Siri Hustvedt, Charles de Brosses, Amrita Pritam, and Eduard Uspensky. After him are Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, Ernst Robert Curtius, Al-Farazdaq, Phan Bội Châu, Michel Leiris, and Ka'b ibn Zuhayr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Paul Morand ranks 92. Before him are Gunichi Mikawa, Chōjun Miyagi, Hans Richter, Hans von Salmuth, Milan Stojadinović, and Masaharu Homma. After him are S. S. Van Dine, Francesco Baracca, Odile Defraye, Richard Kohn, Roberto Assagioli, and Paul Ramadier. Among people deceased in 1976, Paul Morand ranks 81. Before him are Sal Mineo, Alexander Lippisch, Gilbert Ryle, Géza Anda, Zhang Wentian, and Kálmán Kalocsay. After him are Mickey Cohen, Hans von Obstfelder, Henri Eberhardt, Freddie King, Rudolf Kempe, and Mikhail Katukov.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Morand ranks 2,410 out of 6,770. Before him are Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), Charles de Brosses (1709), René Pleven (1901), Gilbert de la Porrée (1070), Louis Duchesne (1843), and Marie Dubois (1937). After him are Germanus of Auxerre (378), Séverine (1948), Cécile Aubry (1928), Édouard Molinaro (1928), Bernard of Menthon (923), and Bernard Lyot (1897).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Paul Morand ranks 306. Before him are Gaston Paris (1839), Maurice Joly (1829), Yvan Goll (1891), Savitri Devi (1905), Paul Féval, père (1816), and Charles de Brosses (1709). After him are Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (1829), Ernst Robert Curtius (1886), Michel Leiris (1901), Isaac the Blind (1160), Auguste Maquet (1813), and Roger Peyrefitte (1907).

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