WRITER

Patrick Chamoiseau

1953 - Today

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Patrick Chamoiseau (French pronunciation: [patʁik ʃamwazo]; born 3 December 1953) is a French author from Martinique known for his work in the créolité movement. His work spans a variety of forms and genres, including novels, essays, children's books, screenplays, theatre and comics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Chamoiseau has received more than 92,349 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Patrick Chamoiseau is the 5,326th most popular writer (down from 5,128th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Martinique (down from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 92k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lettres créoles
West Indian literature (French), History and criticism
1991
Solibo Magnifique
Fiction, Storytellers, Police
1988
Biblique des derniers gestes
2001
Creole Folktales
Tales, Martinique
1994
Texaco
Fiction, History, Women planners
1992
Une enfance créole
20th century, Biography, Childhood and youth
1996

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patrick Chamoiseau ranks 5,326 out of 7,302. Before her are Kitamura Tokoku, Delphine de Vigan, Miguel Otero Silva, Kalliroi Parren, Charles Wilkins, and Giuseppe Giusti. After her are Peter Gould, Horst Faas, Elisabeth Langgässer, Thierry Meyssan, Sevasti Qiriazi, and Benjamin Zephaniah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Patrick Chamoiseau ranks 357. Before her are Christian Lopez, John Musker, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Walter Lübcke, Klaus Schmidt, and Herbert Neumann. After her are Branko Milanović, Valery Korzun, Jean-Dominique Senard, Robert Beltran, Ingo Hoffmann, and Sergei Starostin.

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In Martinique

Among people born in Martinique, Patrick Chamoiseau ranks 8 out of 26. Before her are Frantz Fanon (1925), Aimé Césaire (1913), Édouard Glissant (1928), Karine Jean-Pierre (1974), Gérard Janvion (1953), and René Maran (1887). After her are Euzhan Palcy (1958), Wendie Renard (1990), Allen Chastanet (1960), Joël Abati (1970), Cédric Sorhaindo (1984), and Emmanuel Rivière (1990).

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Among WRITERS In Martinique

Among writers born in Martinique, Patrick Chamoiseau ranks 5. Before her are Frantz Fanon (1925), Aimé Césaire (1913), Édouard Glissant (1928), and René Maran (1887).

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