Mathias Énard

French writer, translator, and university teacher (born 1972)

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Born: January 11, 1972
Age in 2026: 54
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1972

About Mathias Énard

Mathias Énard is a French writer and translator. He is the recipient of several literary awards, including the Prix Goncourt in 2015, for his novel Compass. Since 2020, he has produced and hosted a literary program on France Culture. In 2009, he taught Arabic at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Énard’s first novel, La Perfection du tir, was released in 2003. It received the 2010 Prix Goncourt des Lycéens and the 25th Prix du Livre en Poitou-Charentes & La Voix des Lecteurs. Énard founded the contemporary art publishing house Scrawitch in 2011. It won the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie and the Prix Edmée-de-La-Rochefoucauld. It was awarded many prizes, including the Prix Décembre, the Candide Preis, and the Prix du Livre Inter.

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Mathias Énard timeline

2009In 2009, he taught Arabic at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Énard’s first novel, La Perfection du tir, was released in 2003.
2010It received the 2010 Prix Goncourt des Lycéens and the 25th Prix du Livre en Poitou-Charentes & La Voix des Lecteurs. Énard founded the contemporary art publishing house Scrawitch in 2011.

The world when Mathias Énard was born

Mathias Énard was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

#1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
Top movieThe Godfather
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
Technology milestoneAtari founded
Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
Notable inventionPong video game
World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mathias Énard's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1972	2026
Gas	$0.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$19,800	$435,000
Average income	$12,600	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.70	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.08	$0.73
Population	209.9M	341 million

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