WRITER

Kossi Efoui

1962 - Today

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Kossi Efoui (born 1962 in Anfoin) is a Togolese writer, playwright, and novelist. Efoui was born in Anfoin, a village in the Maritime Region of Togo, studied philosophy at the University of Lomé, and obtained a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Benin. In the 1980s, he took part in a non-conformist student movement in opposition to President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and moved to France in 1992 in a case of self-imposed exile. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kossi Efoui has received more than 14,139 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kossi Efoui is the 6,987th most popular writer (down from 6,255th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Togo (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Togolese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

L'entre-deux rêves de Pitagaba conté sur le trottoir de la radio
2000
La polka
1998
La récupération
1990
Solo d'un revenant
2008
Que la terre vous soit légère
1996
Les coupons de Magali
1994

Page views of Kossi Efouis by language

Over the past year Kossi Efoui has had the most page views in the with 7,686 views, followed by English (1,641), and Persian (767). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (85.71%), French (67.38%), and Romanian (63.49%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kossi Efoui ranks 6,987 out of 7,302. Before him are J. Hillis Miller, Zona Gale, Arabella Kiesbauer, Polina Zherebtsova, Edwin Morgan, and Scott Smith. After him are Aravind Adiga, Ruth Ozeki, Dima Khatib, Robert Olen Butler, Geoffrey A. Landis, and Felicitas Hoppe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Kossi Efoui ranks 779. Before him are Noh Soo-jin, Olga Golodets, Israil Arsamakov, Harland Williams, Durga McBroom, and David Pate. After him are Rex J. Walheim, Nurfitriyana Saiman, Christoph Langen, Steve Bould, Olga Charvátová, and Trajko Veljanovski.

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In Togo

Among people born in Togo, Kossi Efoui ranks 15 out of 34. Before him are Komi Sélom Klassou (1960), Mohamed Kader (1979), Gilbert Houngbo (1961), Kossi Agassa (1978), Massamasso Tchangai (1978), and Jean-Paul Abalo (1975). After him are Moustapha Salifou (1983), Adékambi Olufadé (1980), Ihlas Bebou (1994), Daré Nibombé (1980), Chérif Touré Mamam (1978), and Yao Aziawonou (1979).

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Among WRITERS In Togo

Among writers born in Togo, Kossi Efoui ranks 1. 

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