WRITER

Ismail Kadare

1936 - 2024

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Ismail Kadare (Albanian: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe]; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ismail Kadare has received more than 1,038,850 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Ismail Kadare is the 401st most popular writer (up from 520th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Albania (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Albanian Writer.

Ismail Kadare is most famous for his novels. He has written many novels, but the most famous are The General of the Dead Army, The Palace of Dreams, and The Pyramid.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ismail Kadare ranks 401 out of 7,302. Before him are Sándor Petőfi, Erich von Däniken, O. Henry, Jacques Prévert, Raymond Chandler, and Pietro Aretino. After him are Ágota Kristóf, Edmondo De Amicis, Henning Mankell, Henry James, Joseph Roth, and Dan Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ismail Kadare ranks 18. Before him are Amancio Ortega, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Andrei Chikatilo, F. W. de Klerk, John McCain, and Valery Legasov. After him are Wilt Chamberlain, Dennis Hopper, Ursula Andress, Barack Obama Sr., Harald zur Hausen, and Uwe Seeler. Among people deceased in 2024, Ismail Kadare ranks 14. Before him are Alberto Fujimori, Fethullah Gülen, Peter Higgs, Paul Auster, Anouk Aimée, and Alice Munro. After him are Sven-Göran Eriksson, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Ismail Haniyeh, O. J. Simpson, Arno Allan Penzias, and Hassan Nasrallah.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Ismail Kadare ranks 6 out of 150. Before him are Skanderbeg (1405), Enver Hoxha (1908), Safiye Sultan (1550), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), and Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750). After him are Sali Berisha (1944), Charles III of Naples (1345), Prince Marko (1335), Ramiz Alia (1924), Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), and Zog I of Albania (1895).

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Among WRITERS In Albania

Among writers born in Albania, Ismail Kadare ranks 1. After him are Naim Frashëri (1846), Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914), Sami Frashëri (1850), Dritëro Agolli (1931), Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (1872), Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911), Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1827), Pashko Vasa (1825), Fatos Kongoli (1944), Ndre Mjeda (1866), and Fatos Arapi (1930).

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