The Most Famous

WRITERS from Republic of the Congo

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This page contains a list of the greatest Congolese Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 1 of which were born in Republic of the Congo. This makes Republic of the Congo the birth place of the 144th most number of Writers behind Puerto Rico, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Congolese Writers of all time. This list of famous Congolese Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Alain Mabanckou (b. 1966)

With an HPI of 43.63, Alain Mabanckou is the most famous Congolese Writer.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Alain Mabanckou (born 24 February 1966) is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently a Professor of Literature at UCLA. He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora in France, including Broken Glass (2005) and the Prix Renaudot-winning Memoirs of a Porcupine (2006). He is among the best known and most successful writers in the French language, and one of the best known African writers in France. In some circles in Paris he is known as "the Samuel Beckett of Africa". Mabanckou is also controversial, and has been criticized by some African and diaspora writers for stating that Africans bear responsibility for their own misfortune. He has argued against the idea that African and Caribbean writers should focus on their local realities in order to serve and express their communities. He further contends that categories such as nation, race, and territory fall short of encapsulating reality, and urges writers to create works that deal with issues beyond these subjects.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Congolese writers born between 1966 and 1966. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Congolese writers include Alain Mabanckou.

Living Congolese Writers

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