WRITER

Khady Sylla

1963 - 2013

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Khady Sylla (Dakar, March 27, 1963 – Dakar, October 8, 2013) was a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khady Sylla has received more than 13,361 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Khady Sylla is the 6,738th most popular writer (down from 6,206th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Senegal and the 7th most popular Senegalese Writer.

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  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Khady Sylla ranks 6,738 out of 7,302. Before her are Marina Nemat, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Sherin Khankan, David Hare, Padraic Colum, and Alison Weir. After her are Durs Grünbein, Jane Taylor, Virginia Hamilton, Lorrie Moore, John Crowe Ransom, and Ilija Trojanow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Khady Sylla ranks 692. Before her are Isabella Lövin, Meenakshi Seshadri, Martin Rueda, Paulinho McLaren, Luca Fusi, and Jeff Hornacek. After her are Bettina Bunge, Robert Taylor, Mats Gren, Billy Gunn, Chieko Honda, and Pavel Řehák. Among people deceased in 2013, Khady Sylla ranks 506. Before her are Ernest Chapman, Junior Murvin, Ruth R. Benerito, Markus Büchel, Kenojuak Ashevak, and Patricia Blair. After her are Ivan Turina, Chieko Honda, William P. Clark Jr., Reshma, Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, and Christian Benítez.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Khady Sylla ranks 58 out of 138. Before her are Dame N'Doye (1985), Amara Traoré (1965), Ferdinand Coly (1973), Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara (1959), Papiss Cissé (1985), and Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye (1958). After her are Ismaïla Sarr (1998), Lamine Diatta (1975), Mame Biram Diouf (1987), Kara Mbodji (1989), Rama Yade (1976), and Cheikhou Kouyaté (1989).

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Among WRITERS In Senegal

Among writers born in Senegal, Khady Sylla ranks 7. Before her are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Mariama Bâ (1929), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), Birago Diop (1908), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), and Fatou Diome (1968). After her are Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1990).

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