WRITER

NoViolet Bulawayo

1981 - Today

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NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), a Zimbabwean author. In 2012, the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" honoree. She was named one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of NoViolet Bulawayo has received more than 144,721 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). NoViolet Bulawayo is the 7,230th most popular writer (down from 6,466th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 37th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Zimbabwean Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 7,230 out of 7,302. Before her are J. D. Vance, Brian K. Vaughan, Niloofar Rahmani, Jacqueline Woodson, Helen DeWitt, and Scott Snyder. After her are Gwen Ifill, Teju Cole, Mary Roach, Jake Tapper, Claudia Rankine, and Caitlin Moran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 1,104. Before her are Kapil Sharma, David Yelldell, Tomoaki Komorida, Brigitte Yagüe, Kele Okereke, and Huenes Marcelo Lemos. After her are Cecilia Brækhus, D'or Fischer, Kunie Kitamoto, Eduard Stăncioiu, Ardian Gashi, and Geoffrey Mutai.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 38 out of 45. Before her are Yvonne Vera (1964), Rick Cosnett (1983), Wayne Black (1973), Benjani Mwaruwari (1978), Tino Kadewere (1996), and Sibusiso Moyo (1960). After her are Ann Grant (1955), Aleksandr Sergeyev (null), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), Patricia McKillop (1956), Marvelous Nakamba (1994), and Knowledge Musona (1987).

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Among WRITERS In Zimbabwe

Among writers born in Zimbabwe, NoViolet Bulawayo ranks 6. Before her are Alexander McCall Smith (1948), Paula Hawkins (1972), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Chenjerai Hove (1956), and Yvonne Vera (1964). After her are Debora Patta (1964).

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