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Alain Mabanckou

1966 - Today

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain Mabanckou has received more than 149,493 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Mabanckou is the 6,052nd most popular writer (down from 5,679th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Republic of the Congo (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Congolese Writer.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alain Mabanckou ranks 6,052 out of 7,302. Before him are Euphrase Kezilahabi, Tony Kushner, Cyril Collard, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Ivy Compton-Burnett, and Franz Fühmann. After him are Gustav Hasford, Stephen R. Donaldson, Pavao Pavličić, Iolo Morganwg, Malcolm Gladwell, and John Braine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Alain Mabanckou ranks 343. Before him are Bebel Gilberto, DJ Premier, Rok Petrovič, Finn Christian Jagge, Chiaki Yamada, and Olaf Marschall. After him are Gem Archer, Srđan Aleksić, Fred Armisen, Gary McKinnon, Maria Canals-Barrera, and Rim Banna.

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In Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Republic of the Congo, Alain Mabanckou ranks 13 out of 21. Before him are Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), Patience Dabany (1941), Alfred Raoul (1938), Clément Mouamba (1943), and Serge Ibaka (1989). After him are Djimrangar Dadnadji (1954), Aurlus Mabélé (1953), Isidore Mvouba (1954), Emmanuel Nadingar (1951), Lobilo Boba (1950), and Delvin N'Dinga (1988).

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Among WRITERS In Republic of the Congo

Among writers born in Republic of the Congo, Alain Mabanckou ranks 1. 

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