WRITER

Tahar Djaout

1954 - 1993

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Tahar Djaout (11 January 1954 – 2 June 1993) was an Algerian journalist, poet, and fiction writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tahar Djaout has received more than 82,729 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Tahar Djaout is the 5,263rd most popular writer (down from 5,164th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Algeria (down from 121st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Algerian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 83k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

L' exproprié
1981
Les Chercheurs d'os
1984
The Watchers
Fiction, Literary, Fiction - General
2002
Les vigiles
1991
Les rets de l'oiseleur
1984
Dernier été de la raison
2001

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tahar Djaout ranks 5,263 out of 7,302. Before him are André Heller, Nalini Bala Devi, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Edward Carpenter, Roshanara Begum, and Julia Ward Howe. After him are Władysław Broniewski, Jan Frans Willems, Idea Vilariño, Anna Świrszczyńska, Vladimir Makanin, and Alexis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Tahar Djaout ranks 377. Before him are Ravil Maganov, Ruby Bridges, Susan Kare, Arliss Howard, Christie Brinkley, and Elliot Goldenthal. After him are Zoran Simović, José Diego, Walter Davis, Anuradha Paudwal, Antonio Resines, and Robert Van de Walle. Among people deceased in 1993, Tahar Djaout ranks 214. Before him are Edwin Vásquez, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Ann Todd, Edith Farkas, Axel von dem Bussche, and Lester del Rey. After him are Kenny Drew, Tony Barton, Hamo Sahyan, Margarita Nikolaeva, Lien Gisolf, and Francisco Zuluaga.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Tahar Djaout ranks 133 out of 213. Before him are Noureddine Morceli (1970), Ali Bencheikh (1955), Jean Amrouche (1906), Cheb Hasni (1968), Salah Assad (1958), and Anne Alvaro (1951). After him are Christian Lopez (1953), Georges Lamia (1933), Hassiba Boulmerka (1968), Joseph Gonzales (1907), Jean Fernandez (1954), and Mustapha Zitouni (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Algeria

Among writers born in Algeria, Tahar Djaout ranks 19. Before him are Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari (1578), Mouloud Mammeri (1917), Yasmina Khadra (1955), Boualem Sansal (1949), Emmanuel Roblès (1914), and Jean Amrouche (1906). After him are Jules Roy (1907).

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