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Mohamed Choukri
1935 - 2003
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Mohamed Choukri
Mohamed Choukri (Berber: Muḥemmed Cikri, Arabisch: محمد شكري) (Ayt Chiker, 15 juli 1935 – Rabat, 15 november 2003) was een Marokkaans auteur en romanschrijver die het meest bekendstaat om zijn autobiografie Hongerjaren (For bread alone, al-Khubz al-Hafi, الخبز الحافي) waarvan een miljoen exemplaren over de toonbank zijn gegaan, en welke door de Amerikaanse toneelschrijver Tennessee Williams beschreven werd als 'A true document of human desperation, shattering in its impact'. Choukri werd geboren in 1935 te Ayt Chiker, een kleine stad in het Rifgebergte, in de provincie Nador. Hij groeide op in een zeer armoedig gezin. Hij vluchtte op jonge leeftijd weg van zijn tirannieke vader en werd een dakloos kind in de arme wijken van Tanger, omgeven door ellende, prostitutie, geweld en drugsmisbruik. Lees meer op Wikipedia
Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 24 verschillende talen op Wikipedia (toegenomen van 21 in 2024). Mohamed Choukri staat op plaats 1.694 onder de meest populaire schrijver (gestegen van plaats 2.000 in 2024), plaats 38 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Marokko (gestegen van plaats 49 in 2019) en op plaats 4 onder de populairste schrijver uit Marokko.
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Among Schrijvers
Among schrijvers, Mohamed Choukri ranks 1,694 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Cunningham, Mahadevi Varma, François Pierre La Varenne, Karen Armstrong, Edward Albee, and Symeon the Metaphrast. After him are Sima Xiangru, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, James Brendan Connolly, Enzo of Sardinia, Mateo Alemán, and Ole Nydahl.
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HPI: 64.40
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Edward Albee
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HPI: 64.38
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Mohamed Choukri ranks 104. Before him are Masahito, Prince Hitachi, Robert Silverberg, Thomas Keneally, Luis del Sol, André Brink, and Valeri Kubasov. After him are Ron Paul, Dharmendra, Justin Francis Rigali, Marina Doria, Lyudmila Gurchenko, and Dick McTaggart. Among people deceased in 2003, Mohamed Choukri ranks 80. Before him are Lu'ay al-Atassi, Marie Trintignant, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, David Hemmings, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and Canaan Banana. After him are Michael Jeter, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Denis Thatcher, Prince Carl Bernadotte, Rik Van Steenbergen, and Michael Kamen.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsMasahito, Prince Hitachi
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 98
Robert Silverberg
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1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 99
Thomas Keneally
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 100
Luis del Sol
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 101
André Brink
WRITER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 102
Valeri Kubasov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2014
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 103
Mohamed Choukri
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 104
Ron Paul
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 105
Dharmendra
ACTOR
1935 - 2025
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 106
Justin Francis Rigali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 107
Marina Doria
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.21
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Lyudmila Gurchenko
ACTOR
1935 - 2011
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 109
Dick McTaggart
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1935 - 2025
HPI: 64.17
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Others Deceased in 2003
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POLITICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 74
Marie Trintignant
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1962 - 2003
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 75
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2003
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 76
David Hemmings
ACTOR
1941 - 2003
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 77
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 78
Canaan Banana
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2003
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 79
Mohamed Choukri
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
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Michael Jeter
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1952 - 2003
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Prince Carl Bernadotte
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HPI: 64.03
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Rik Van Steenbergen
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1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 85
Michael Kamen
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1948 - 2003
HPI: 63.46
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In Marokko
Among people born in Marokko, Mohamed Choukri ranks 38 out of NaN. Before him are Larbi Benbarek (1914), Aziz Akhannouch (1961), Mehdi Ben Barka (1920), Abd al-Hafid of Morocco (1875), Sayyida al Hurra (1485), and Ahmad al-Badawi (1199). After him are Mohammed ben Abdallah (1710), Abd al-Rahman of Morocco (1779), Philippe Barbarin (1950), Ahmed Faras (1946), Muhammad IV of Morocco (1803), and Christian de Portzamparc (1944).
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SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1992
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 32
Aziz Akhannouch
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1961 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 33
Mehdi Ben Barka
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HPI: 65.02
Rank: 34
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
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HPI: 64.95
Rank: 35
Sayyida al Hurra
POLITICIAN
1485 - 1542
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 36
Ahmad al-Badawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1199 - 1276
HPI: 64.63
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WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 38
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Philippe Barbarin
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HPI: 63.73
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Among Schrijvers In Marokko
Among schrijvers born in Marokko, Mohamed Choukri ranks 4. Before him are Fatema Mernissi (1940), Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944), and Daniel Pennac (1944). After him are Driss Chraïbi (1926), Dunash ben Labrat (920), Eva Illouz (1961), Malika Oufkir (1953), Ahmed Rami (1946), Muriel Barbery (1969), Katherine Pancol (1954), and Leïla Slimani (1981).
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Tahar Ben Jelloun
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 2
Daniel Pennac
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 3
Mohamed Choukri
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 4
Driss Chraïbi
1926 - 2007
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 5
Dunash ben Labrat
920 - 990
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 6
Eva Illouz
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 7
Malika Oufkir
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 8
Ahmed Rami
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 9
Muriel Barbery
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
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Katherine Pancol
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.21
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Leïla Slimani
1981 - Present
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