WRITER

Pierre Michon

1945 - Today

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Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945 in Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, Small Lives (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for Small Lives and for The Origin of the World (1996) as well as for his body of work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Michon has received more than 54,728 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Michon is the 4,146th most popular writer (up from 4,273rd in 2019), the 3,979th most popular biography from France (down from 3,880th in 2019) and the 510th most popular French Writer.

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  • 56.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pierre Michon ranks 4,146 out of 7,302. Before him are Mirza Khazar, Detlev von Liliencron, Peter Dickinson, René Wellek, Johann von Rist, and Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht. After him are Davit Guramishvili, Susanna Hall, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Sue Townsend, Pepetela, and Glen A. Larson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Pierre Michon ranks 354. Before him are Alan Ball Jr., Steinar Amundsen, Burt Ward, Walter Momper, Celestino Aós Braco, and Marino Basso. After him are Yu Zhengsheng, J. P. Mallory, Pat Jennings, Heinz Stuy, Marion Rung, and Diahnne Abbott.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Michon ranks 3,979 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Pelletier du Mans (1517), Ratramnus (800), Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913), André Lerond (1930), Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (1852), and Edmond de Sélys Longchamps (1813). After him are Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1878), Jean Becker (1933), Paul Meurisse (1912), Mathé Altéry (1927), Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700), and Antoine Duhamel (1925).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Pierre Michon ranks 510. Before him are Maurice Genevoix (1890), Petrus Borel (1809), Jean de Brunhoff (1899), Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924), Johann Fischart (1546), and Dominique Fernandez (1929). After him are Paul Déroulède (1846), Jacqueline de Romilly (1913), Jean-Louis de Rambures (1930), Antoine Furetière (1619), Hélène Berr (1921), and Catherine Millet (1948).

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