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David Diop

1966 - Today

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David Diop (born 24 February 1966) is a French novelist and academic, who specializes in 18th-century French and Francophone African literature. His research, at the University of Pau in south-west France, focuses on representations of Africa in 18th-century accounts and images by travellers. Diop received the 2021 International Booker Prize for his novel At Night All Blood Is Black as the first French author (translated by Anna Moschovakis). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Diop has received more than 159,168 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Diop is the 5,703rd most popular writer, the 4,746th most popular biography from France and the 595th most popular French Writer.

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  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Diop ranks 5,703 out of 5,755Before him are Joanna Baillie, Brian Jacques, Ferenc Juhász, Alain Mabanckou, Sheila Jeffreys, and Andrzej Stasiuk. After him are Sándor Csoóri, Penelope Lively, Crane Wilbur, Lorraine Hansberry, Edith Hamilton, and James Truslow Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, David Diop ranks 352Before him are Sandy Lam, John van den Brom, Lucas Alcaraz, Stone Gossard, Alain Mabanckou, and Ali Boumnijel. After him are Hito Steyerl, Gideon Sa'ar, Finn Christian Jagge, Michelle Hurd, Taiji, and Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh.

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In France

Among people born in France, David Diop ranks 4,746 out of 6,011Before him are Anna Mouglalis (1978), André Rischmann (1882), Angelique Boyer (1988), René Bougnol (1911), Marielle de Sarnez (1951), and Auguste Serrurier (1857). After him are Serge Blusson (1928), Olivier Dacourt (1974), Bouna Sarr (1992), Bruno Martini (1962), Benoît Paire (1989), and Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, David Diop ranks 595Before him are Philippe Delerm (1950), François Nourissier (1927), Paul Arène (1843), Laurent Binet (1972), Olivier Weber (1958), and Patrick Grainville (1947). After him are Didier Van Cauwelaert (1960), Jean Rouaud (1952), Dominique Bona (1953), Christian Prudhomme (1960), David Foenkinos (1974), and Alexandre del Valle (1968).