WRITER

Cheikh Hamidou Kane

1928 - Today

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Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 2 April 1928) is a Senegalese writer best known for his 1961 novel L'Aventure ambiguë (Ambiguous Adventure), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France, where he loses touch with his Islamic faith and his Senegalese roots. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cheikh Hamidou Kane has received more than 39,573 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Cheikh Hamidou Kane is the 5,807th most popular writer (down from 5,270th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 29th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Senegalese Writer.

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  • 40k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ambiguous adventure
1963
L' aventure ambiguë
1990

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 5,807 out of 7,302. Before him are Antoine Blondin, Dorrit Willumsen, Miron Białoszewski, Ma Jian, Walter de la Mare, and Édouard Pailleron. After him are Caterina Davinio, John Masefield, Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Arantxa Urretabizkaia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 492. Before him are André Strappe, George Deukmejian, Dave Power, Lloyd Ruby, Allen Stack, and Karin Söder. After him are Albert Salmi, Peter Hacks, Walter Haummer, Aleksandr Ivanov, Juan Rodríguez, and Jeanne Cooper.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 35 out of 138. Before him are Guirane N'Daw (1984), Birago Diop (1908), Jacques Diouf (1938), Baaba Maal (1953), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), and Ali Dia (1965). After him are Habib Koité (1958), Fatma Samoura (1962), Idrissa Gueye (1989), Mamadou Niang (1979), Mahammed Dionne (1959), and Amadou Dia Ba (1958).

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Among WRITERS In Senegal

Among writers born in Senegal, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 5. Before him are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Mariama Bâ (1929), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), and Birago Diop (1908). After him are Fatou Diome (1968), Khady Sylla (1963), and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1990).

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