The Most Famous
WRITERS from Kuwait
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kuwaiti Writers of all time. This list of famous Kuwaiti Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Susan Abulhawa (b. 1970)
With an HPI of 46.62, Susan Abulhawa is the most famous Kuwaiti Writer. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Susan Abulhawa (Arabic: سوزان أبو الهوى; born June 3, 1970) is a Palestinian-American scientist, writer and activist. Her first novel, Mornings in Jenin, was translated into 32 languages and sold more than a million copies. The sales and reach of her debut novel made Abulhawa the most widely read Palestinian author of all time. Her second novel, The Blue Between Sky and Water (2015), was translated in 19 languages. Against the Loveless World, her third novel, was released in August 2020, also to critical acclaim. She is a human rights activist and animal rights advocate and founded the children’s organization Playgrounds for Palestine.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Kuwaiti writers born between 1970 and 1970. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kuwaiti writers include Susan Abulhawa. As of April 2024, 1 new Kuwaiti writers have been added to Pantheon including Susan Abulhawa.
