WRITER

Hanan al-Shaykh

1945 - Today

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Hanan al-Shaykh (Arabic: حنان الشيخ; born 12 November 1945, Beirut) is a Lebanese author of contemporary literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hanan al-Shaykh has received more than 184,529 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Hanan al-Shaykh is the 6,464th most popular writer (down from 5,796th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 117th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Lebanese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Only in London
Arabs, Culture diffusion, Fiction
2001
The Story of Zahra
1987
Mujeres de Arena y Mirra
Ficción, Women, Mujeres
1996
I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops
1998
Beirut blues
1995
Women of Sand and Myrrh
Fiction, Literature
In an unnamed Middle Eastern city, four women from different social and cultural backgrounds tell their story. There is Suha, an educated Lebanese woman brought to the desert by her husband; Tamr, who must fight against male rule to educate herself; Suzanne, captivated by the men and the mystery of the Arabian desert; and Nur, in fierce pursuit of lovers (male and female) and foreign adventures - but her husband has her passport. All four women struggle in a society where women cannot drive a car, walk in the streets unveiled, or travel without male permission. It is a society where sex, due to its constraints, becomes an obsession. These women are treated to every luxury except that which they truly desire – freedom.
1993

Page views of Hanan al-Shaykhs by language

Over the past year Hanan al-Shaykh has had the most page views in the with 61,778 views, followed by French (3,990), and Arabic (3,304). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are English (93.51%), French (44.15%), and Persian (43.52%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hanan al-Shaykh ranks 6,464 out of 7,302. Before her are Rahat Indori, Stanislava Staša Zajović, Brené Brown, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Oliver Friggieri, and Alberto Angela. After her are David Seidler, Carmen Posadas, Ellen Glasgow, Peter Pišťanek, John Suckling, and Lionel Shriver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Hanan al-Shaykh ranks 627. Before her are Raúl Rivero, Winston Peters, Paul Bérenger, Roger C. Field, Susan Bassnett, and Shekhar Mehta. After her are Patty McCormack, Barbara Anderson, Richard Stebbins, Mike Mullane, József Csermely, and Ron Glass.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Hanan al-Shaykh ranks 125 out of 145. Before her are Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972), Nidal Al Achkar (1934), Arsinée Khanjian (1958), Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946), Ibrahim Maalouf (1980), and Cyrine Abdelnour (1977). After her are Josef Fares (1977), Ziad Jarrah (1975), Mustapha Adib (1972), Joumana Haddad (1970), Massari (1980), and Suzanne Tamim (1977).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Hanan al-Shaykh ranks 13. Before her are Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Charles Malik (1906), Said Akl (1911), Elias Khoury (1948), Sanchuniathon (-150), and Wajdi Mouawad (1968). After her are Joumana Haddad (1970).

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