WRITER

Monica Ali

1967 - Today

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Monica Ali (Bengali: মনিকা আলী; born 20 October 1967) is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Monica Ali has received more than 503,931 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Monica Ali is the 7,116th most popular writer (down from 6,362nd in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 54th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Bangladeshi Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Monica Ali ranks 7,116 out of 7,302. Before her are Kamila Shamsie, Adam Johnson, Lev Grossman, Julia Serano, Fatima Massaquoi, and Amor Towles. After her are Zehra Doğan, Roxane Gay, Daniel O. Fagunwa, Maria Parr, Francisco Villarroel, and Ian Brennan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Monica Ali ranks 811. Before her are Adam Johnson, Virgil Widrich, LTJ Bukem, Julia Serano, Remigija Nazarovienė, and Kenji Oba. After her are Atsuhiko Ejiri, Carl Hester, Joseph Cao, Stuart Conquest, Joe Greene, and Amala Akkineni.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Monica Ali ranks 69 out of 74. Before her are Sarat Chandra Das (1849), Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (1966), A. B. Bardhan (1924), Shakib Khan (1979), Avijit Roy (1972), and Mamunul Haque (1973). After her are Shakib Al Hasan (1987), Mashrafe Mortaza (1983), Mushfiqur Rahim (1987), Mustafizur Rahman (1995), Ruman Shana (1995), and Abdullah Hel Baki (1989).

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Among WRITERS In Bangladesh

Among writers born in Bangladesh, Monica Ali ranks 13. Before her are Kamini Roy (1864), Shankha Ghosh (1932), Sufia Kamal (1911), Ahmed Sofa (1943), Avijit Roy (1972), and Mamunul Haque (1973).

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