WRITER

Amadou Hampâté Bâ

1900 - 1991

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Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Fula: 𞤀𞤸𞤥𞤢𞤣𞤵 𞤖𞤢𞤥𞤨𞤢𞥄𞤼𞤫 𞤄𞤢𞥄, romanized: Ahmadu Hampaate Baa, 1900/1901 – 15 May 1991) was a Malian writer, historian and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in twentieth-century African literature and cultural heritage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amadou Hampâté Bâ has received more than 96,068 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Amadou Hampâté Bâ is the 2,985th most popular writer (down from 2,966th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Mali (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Malian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 96k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Jésus vu par un Musulman
Islamic interpretations
1976
L'empire peul du Macina
History, Fula (African people)
1962
Vie et enseignement de Tierno Bokar
Biography, Tijānīyah members, Sufism
1980
Koumen
Fulahs, Initiations (in religion, folk-lore, etc.), Social life and customs
1961
Kaïdara
Fiction, general, Fula Folk literature, Fula (African people)
"In a style both dramatic and poetic, Kaidara provides a rare view into the 1000-year tradition of the Fulani people of West Africa. This tale recounts the adventures of three characters searching for gold and knowledge, as related by Amadou Hampâté Bâ. Local tradition and Islamic events are beautifully woven together in his exploration of the cosmogony and esoteric tradition of the Fulani. The hero of Kaidara searches for the spiritual knowledge needed to qualify him as a leader--knowledge which is shrouded in secrecy and ritual. Only through spiritual means can power be legitimately attained. The hero and his two companions, journeying toward the land of Kaidara, are challenged by objects, animals and events."--Back cover.
1969
Amkoullel, the Fula Boy
Childhood and youth, Fula (African people), Biography
2021

Page views of Amadou Hampâté Bâ by language

Over the past year Amadou Hampâté Bâ has had the most page views in the with 59,573 views, followed by English (13,190), and Portuguese (4,335). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (101.36%), Galician (89.47%), and Haitian (50.96%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 2,985 out of 7,302. Before him are Yevgeny Baratynsky, Unsuri, Bret Easton Ellis, Laura Bridgman, David Foster Wallace, and Tariq Ali. After him are Auguste Barbier, Miklós Radnóti, Wilfred Owen, Jim Rohn, Juan Ruiz, and Miguel Torga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 144. Before him are Antun Augustinčić, Hermann Esser, Johanna Wolf, Hellmuth Walter, Aristidis Konstantinidis, and Silvio Cator. After him are Pink Anderson, Teresa of the Andes, Sumitranandan Pant, Isaak Dunayevsky, Georgia Hale, and Carola Neher. Among people deceased in 1991, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 108. Before him are Metin Oktay, Hitoshi Igarashi, Mario Scelba, Dead, Rufino Tamayo, and Andrzej Panufnik. After him are Nicholas Poppe, Miodrag Bulatović, Abderrahmane Farès, Billy Vaughn, Gloria Holden, and Ho Jong-suk.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 16 out of 72. Before him are Bah Ndaw (1950), Askia Mohammad I (1443), Ali Farka Touré (1939), Sonni Ali (1464), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), and Jean Zerbo (1943). After him are Seydou Keita (1980), Boubacar Traoré (1942), Souleymane Cissé (1940), Yambo Ouologuem (1940), Modibo Keita (1942), and Moctar Ouane (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Mali

Among writers born in Mali, Amadou Hampâté Bâ ranks 1. After him are Yambo Ouologuem (1940).

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