WRITER

Fatou Diome

1968 - Today

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Fatou Diome (born 1968 in Niodior) is a French-Senegalese writer known for her best-selling novel The Belly of the Atlantic, which was published in 2001. Her work explores immigrant life in France, and the relationship between France and Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fatou Diome has received more than 117,728 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Fatou Diome is the 6,476th most popular writer (down from 5,971st in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 45th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Senegalese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Le vieil homme sur la barque
2010
La prérence nationale
2001
Le ventre de l'Atlantique
2003
La préférence nationale et autres nouvelles
Inassouvies, nos vies
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fatou Diome ranks 6,476 out of 7,302. Before her are Lionel Shriver, Peter Stamm, Stephen Chbosky, Forrest J Ackerman, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Beverly Cleary. After her are Mark Akenside, Sabine Baring-Gould, Marc Connelly, Rohinton Mistry, Walter Besant, and Saroo Brierley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Fatou Diome ranks 458. Before her are Dragan Škrbić, Michael Romeo, Ioan Sabău, Conrad Vernon, Michael Herbig, and Paula Cole. After her are Jon Drummond, Alan Budikusuma, Ha Seok-ju, Bui Simon, Cătălin Predoiu, and Scott Wolf.

Others Born in 1968

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Fatou Diome ranks 47 out of 138. Before her are Amadou Dia Ba (1958), MC Solaar (1969), Aminata Touré (1962), Henri Camara (1977), Aïssa Maïga (1975), and Marie Senghor Basse (1930). After her are Khaby Lame (2000), Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (1951), Jules Bocandé (1958), Tony Sylva (1975), Dame N'Doye (1985), and Amara Traoré (1965).

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Among WRITERS In Senegal

Among writers born in Senegal, Fatou Diome ranks 6. Before her are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Mariama Bâ (1929), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), Birago Diop (1908), and Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928). After her are Khady Sylla (1963), and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1990).

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