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Calixthe Beyala

1961 - Today

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Calixthe Beyala (born 1961) is a Cameroonian-French writer who writes in French. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Calixthe Beyala has received more than 52,189 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Calixthe Beyala is the 6,705th most popular writer (down from 6,112th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 55th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Cameroonian Writer.

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  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Calixthe Beyala ranks 6,705 out of 7,302. Before her are Boris Izaguirre, Terrence McNally, Nic Pizzolatto, Narine Abgaryan, Nicholas Monsarrat, and Elizabeth Carter. After her are Miquel-Lluís Muntané, Tie Ning, Les Murray, Albrecht Behmel, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Michal Viewegh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Calixthe Beyala ranks 643. Before her are DBC Pierre, Aleš Debeljak, Vyacheslav Sukristov, Fredy Schmidtke, Martin Clunes, and Anne Donovan. After her are Tom Perez, Joseph Jouthe, Ricki Herbert, Mahamat Kamoun, Waldemar Matysik, and Tapio Korjus.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Calixthe Beyala ranks 61 out of 156. Before her are Françoise Mbango Etone (1976), Edwin Ifeanyi (1972), Youssoufa Moukoko (2004), Stéphane Mbia (1986), Sofoklis Schortsanitis (1985), and Modeste M'bami (1982). After her are Mohammadou Idrissou (1980), Jacques N'Guea (1955), Pierre Njanka (1975), Raymond Kalla (1975), Timothée Atouba (1982), and Alphonse Tchami (1971).

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Among WRITERS In Cameroon

Among writers born in Cameroon, Calixthe Beyala ranks 4. Before her are Mongo Beti (1932), Francis Bebey (1929), and Werewere Liking (1950). After her are Léonora Miano (1973), and Djaili Amadou Amal (1975).

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