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Driss Chraïbi

1926 - 2007

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Driss Chraïbi (Arabic: إدريس الشرايبي; July 15, 1926 – April 1, 2007) was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often perceived as semi-autobiographical. Born in El Jadida and educated in Casablanca, Chraïbi went to Paris in 1945 to study chemistry before turning to literature and journalism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Driss Chraïbi has received more than 52,546 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Driss Chraïbi is the 3,607th most popular writer (down from 3,310th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 59th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Moroccan Writer.

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  • 53k

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  • 49.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Driss Chraïbi ranks 3,607 out of 5,755. Before him are Carmen Martín Gaite, Charles Brockden Brown, Otfrid of Weissenburg, Lola Anglada, John Henry Mackay, and Þorbjörn Hornklofi. After him are I. A. Richards, Ruth Westheimer, Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Eiko Kadono, Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, and Jan Wolkers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Driss Chraïbi ranks 231. Before him are Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Janet Asimov, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Miguel Obando y Bravo, Agostino Cacciavillan, and Fred Gwynne. After him are Jon Vickers, Hans Günter Winkler, Tadeusz Konwicki, Theo Adam, Lev Dyomin, and Edgar Hilsenrath. Among people deceased in 2007, Driss Chraïbi ranks 184. Before him are Gyula Zsivótzky, Angelo Felici, Sandro Salvadore, Yang Chuan-kwang, Parry O'Brien, and Manuel Bento. After him are Jan Wolkers, Mariano Gonzalvo, Toše Proeski, Aloísio Lorscheider, Isidore Isou, and Veikko Karvonen.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Driss Chraïbi ranks 77 out of 198. Before him are Shlomo Ben-Ami (1943), Ahmed Rami (1946), Gad Elmaleh (1971), Philippe Barbarin (1950), Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1131), and Mohammed Karim Lamrani (1919). After him are Touria Chaoui (1936), Ezzaki Badou (1959), Mustapha Hadji (1971), Said Belqola (1956), Hicham El Guerrouj (1974), and Dominique Mamberti (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Morocco

Among writers born in Morocco, Driss Chraïbi ranks 7. Before him are Fatema Mernissi (1940), Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944), Daniel Pennac (1944), Mohamed Choukri (1935), Dunash ben Labrat (920), and Ahmed Rami (1946). After him are Muriel Barbery (1969), Katherine Pancol (1954), Leïla Slimani (1981), Abdellah Taïa (1973), and Laila Lalami (1968).

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