WRITER

Gcina Mhlophe

1958 - Today

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Mhlophe (born 24 October 1958), known as Gcina Mhlophe, is a South African storyteller, writer, playwright, and actress. In 2016, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gcina Mhlophe has received more than 179,385 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gcina Mhlophe is the 7,091st most popular writer, the 319th most popular biography from South Africa and the 23rd most popular South African Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The snake with seven heads
Folklore
1989
Our Story Magic
Children's fiction, South africa, fiction, Fantasy fiction
2006
Have you seen Zandile?
British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Drama, South African drama (English)
1988
Love child
Poetry (poetic works by one author), Literary collections
2002
Hi, Zoleka!
Fiction, Mothers and daughters, Christian life
1994
African tales
Tales, Africa, Folklore
This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage artwork decorated with African beads adorns these unforgettable tales of bravery, wisdom, wit and heroic deeds.
2009

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gcina Mhlophe ranks 7,091 out of 7,302. Before her are Chris Moneymaker, Chris Savino, Laila Lalami, Alan Rusbridger, Anne Michaels, and Szczepan Sadurski. After her are Stephanie Savage, Mika Brzezinski, Charlotte Roche, Sophie Dahl, Laura Gallego García, and Rebecca Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Gcina Mhlophe ranks 761. Before her are Ramachandra Guha, Raúl Ormeño, Kevin Schon, Paul Gosar, Garry Cook, and Anne Michaels. After her are Marie Yovanovitch, Roy Aitken, Neil Adams, Cyrille Regis, Alvin Martin, and Michael Turtur.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gcina Mhlophe ranks 319 out of 454. Before her are Anneline Kriel (1955), Mark Fish (1974), Siyabonga Nomvethe (1977), Kevin Shirley (1960), Brad Binder (1995), and Zahara (1987). After her are Justin Gabriel (1981), Piet Norval (1970), Justine Waddell (1976), Wesley Moodie (1979), Percy Tau (1994), and Robbie Hunter (1977).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Gcina Mhlophe ranks 23. Before her are Karel Schoeman (1939), Damon Galgut (1963), Bessie Head (1937), John Langalibalele Dube (1871), Fatima Meer (1928), and Es'kia Mphahlele (1919). After her are Zoleka Mandela (1980), and Lauren Beukes (1976).

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