WRITER

Abdul Rahman Munif

1933 - 2004

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Abdul Rahman bin Ibrahim al-Munif (Arabic: عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن بِن إِبْرَاهِيم المُنِيف; May 29, 1933 – January 24, 2004), also known as Abdelrahman Munif, was a novelist, short story writer, memoirist, journalist, thinker, and cultural critic. He is considered one of the most significant authors in the Arabic language of the 20th century. His novels include strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdul Rahman Munif has received more than 295,069 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Rahman Munif is the 4,410th most popular writer, the 25th most popular biography from Jordan and the 4th most popular Jordanian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Sebaq Al-Masafat Al-Tawilah
2000
Endings
Fiction, general
2020

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abdul Rahman Munif ranks 4,410 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Bekker, Radclyffe Hall, Géza Csáth, Philip Reeve, Anna Katharine Green, and Gerardo Diego. After him are Kikkuli, Greg Bear, Janwillem van de Wetering, Raghunath Murmu, Mykola Kulish, and Sara Lidman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Abdul Rahman Munif ranks 315. Before him are Hillevi Rombin, Jean Vuarnet, Helmut Senekowitsch, Ayako Wakao, Otar Chiladze, and Arif Malikov. After him are Lucian Pintilie, Yang Chuan-kwang, Lou Rawls, Yoshishige Yoshida, Ingrid Jonker, and Sergio Pitol. Among people deceased in 2004, Abdul Rahman Munif ranks 195. Before him are Balamani Amma, Philip Arthur Fisher, Claude Nougaro, Oscar Heisserer, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, and Karel Kachyňa. After him are Sara Lidman, Ehrenfried Patzel, Janet Akyüz Mattei, Alan Bullock, Leonel Brizola, and Bagrat Shinkuba.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Abdul Rahman Munif ranks 25 out of 59. Before him are Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Fouad Twal (1940), Samih al-Qasim (1939), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), and Abdullah Ensour (1939). After him are Haya bint Hussein (1974), Mudar Badran (1934), Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Awn Al-Khasawneh (1950), Nader Al-Dahabi (1946), and Prince Ali bin Hussein (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Jordan

Among writers born in Jordan, Abdul Rahman Munif ranks 4. Before him are Menippus (-290), Meleager of Gadara (-130), and Samih al-Qasim (1939). After him are Nahed Hattar (1960).

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