WRITER

Francis Bebey

1929 - 2001

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Francis Bebey (French: [bəbɛ], 15 July 1929 in Douala, Cameroon – 28 May 2001 in Paris, France) was a Cameroonian musicologist, writer, composer, and broadcaster. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Bebey has received more than 230,575 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Francis Bebey is the 4,938th most popular writer (down from 4,836th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Cameroon and the 2nd most popular Cameroonian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Embarras & cie
1968
Concert pour un vieux masque
Cameroonian poetry (French)
1980
The Ashanti doll
Fiction, Children's fiction
Relates the progress of a love affair between an Ashanti girl, who runs a stand in the Accra market with her grandmother, and a government worker.
1973
Le fils d'Agatha Moudio
Fiction, Fiction, general
1967
Musique de l'Afrique
Music, History and criticism, Discography
"African music--its forms, musicians, instruments and its place in the life of the people. Profusely illustrated; excellent discography."--Cover.
1969
Le ministre et le griot
Griots, Griots in literature
A novel written in French by a well-known Cameroonian writer & musician, about why the Mother of the Finance Minister in a fictional African nation, does not want to allow the Prime Minister to attend her son's engagement party, despite the fact that the man is also her son's best friend. Clue: the PM is from a griot family: traditional bards, musicians, & storytellers, and "you don't invite a griot to your table". The problem quickly becomes a matter of State.
1992
Musique de l'Afrique
Music, History and criticism, Discography
"African music--its forms, musicians, instruments and its place in the life of the people. Profusely illustrated; excellent discography."--Cover.
1969
The Ashanti doll
Fiction, Children's fiction
Relates the progress of a love affair between an Ashanti girl, who runs a stand in the Accra market with her grandmother, and a government worker.
1973
Le ministre et le griot
Griots, Griots in literature
A novel written in French by a well-known Cameroonian writer & musician, about why the Mother of the Finance Minister in a fictional African nation, does not want to allow the Prime Minister to attend her son's engagement party, despite the fact that the man is also her son's best friend. Clue: the PM is from a griot family: traditional bards, musicians, & storytellers, and "you don't invite a griot to your table". The problem quickly becomes a matter of State.
1992
Embarras & cie
1968
Concert pour un vieux masque
Cameroonian poetry (French)
1980
Le fils d'Agatha Moudio
Fiction, Fiction, general
1967
The Ashanti doll
Fiction, Children's fiction
Relates the progress of a love affair between an Ashanti girl, who runs a stand in the Accra market with her grandmother, and a government worker.
1973
L' enfant-pluie
1994
Musique de l'Afrique
Music, History and criticism, Discography
"African music--its forms, musicians, instruments and its place in the life of the people. Profusely illustrated; excellent discography."--Cover.
1969
Le fils d'Agatha Moudio
Fiction, Fiction, general
1967
Le ministre et le griot
Griots, Griots in literature
A novel written in French by a well-known Cameroonian writer & musician, about why the Mother of the Finance Minister in a fictional African nation, does not want to allow the Prime Minister to attend her son's engagement party, despite the fact that the man is also her son's best friend. Clue: the PM is from a griot family: traditional bards, musicians, & storytellers, and "you don't invite a griot to your table". The problem quickly becomes a matter of State.
1992
Embarras & cie
1968
Le ministre et le griot
Griots, Griots in literature
A novel written in French by a well-known Cameroonian writer & musician, about why the Mother of the Finance Minister in a fictional African nation, does not want to allow the Prime Minister to attend her son's engagement party, despite the fact that the man is also her son's best friend. Clue: the PM is from a griot family: traditional bards, musicians, & storytellers, and "you don't invite a griot to your table". The problem quickly becomes a matter of State.
1992
Embarras & cie
1968
The Ashanti doll
Fiction, Children's fiction
Relates the progress of a love affair between an Ashanti girl, who runs a stand in the Accra market with her grandmother, and a government worker.
1973
Musique de l'Afrique
Music, History and criticism, Discography
"African music--its forms, musicians, instruments and its place in the life of the people. Profusely illustrated; excellent discography."--Cover.
1969
L' enfant-pluie
1994
Le fils d'Agatha Moudio
Fiction, Fiction, general
1967

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Bebey ranks 4,938 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Oliver, Piers Anthony, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, Sahir Ludhianvi, Albert Londres, and Anna Maria Lenngren. After him are José Eduardo Agualusa, Greg Egan, Régine Deforges, Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, Iakob Tsurtaveli, and Adolf Friedrich von Schack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Francis Bebey ranks 373. Before him are Len Deighton, Aulis Kallakorpi, Dmytro Pavlychko, Bert Stern, Béla Kárpáti, and Bruno Junk. After him are Rajkumar, Ignacio Velasco, George Moscone, Gerry Anderson, Günter Kunert, and Dilara Aliyeva. Among people deceased in 2001, Francis Bebey ranks 233. Before him are Stanislav Rostotsky, Sergio Mantovani, Milorad B. Protić, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Christl Haas, and Pavel Schmidt. After him are Bill Roberts, Leonid Ostrovski, Frans De Mulder, Jacques-Louis Lions, Gerhard Stoltenberg, and Thomas Sebeok.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Francis Bebey ranks 23 out of 156. Before him are Mongo Beti (1932), Vincent Aboubakar (1992), Philémon Yang (1947), François Omam-Biyik (1966), Christian Tumi (1930), and Patrick Baudry (1946). After him are Richard Bona (1967), Jacques Songo'o (1964), Joseph Bessala (1941), Alex Song (1987), Geremi (1978), and Carlos Kameni (1984).

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Among WRITERS In Cameroon

Among writers born in Cameroon, Francis Bebey ranks 2. Before him are Mongo Beti (1932). After him are Werewere Liking (1950), Calixthe Beyala (1961), Léonora Miano (1973), and Djaili Amadou Amal (1975).

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