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WRITER

Tayeb Salih

1929 - 2009

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Tayeb Salih (Arabic: الطيب صالح, romanized: aṭ-Ṭayyib Ṣāliḥ; 12 July 1929 – 18 February 2009) was a Sudanese writer, cultural journalist for the BBC Arabic programme as well as for Arabic journals, and a staff member of UNESCO. He is best known for his novel Season of Migration to the North, considered to be one of the most important novels in Arabic literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tayeb Salih has received more than 250,237 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Tayeb Salih is the 2,645th most popular writer (down from 2,425th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Sudan (down from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Sudanese Writer.

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  • 250k

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  • 52.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tayeb Salih ranks 2,645 out of 5,755. Before him are Naoya Shiga, Avetik Isahakyan, Liviu Rebreanu, László Krasznahorkai, Jerzy Andrzejewski, and U. R. Ananthamurthy. After him are Mirza Alakbar Sabir, John Cheever, Heimito von Doderer, Yury Tynyanov, Ken Robinson, and Marianne Fredriksson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Tayeb Salih ranks 188. Before him are Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Benny Golson, Gastone Moschin, Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, Giacomo Capuzzi, and David Doyle. After him are Anna Walentynowicz, Stanisław Mikulski, Terry Sawchuk, Anastasios of Albania, Fazil Iskander, and Walter Brandmüller. Among people deceased in 2009, Tayeb Salih ranks 126. Before him are Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, Henry Allingham, Zbigniew Religa, Béla Király, Guillermo Endara, and Joan Martí i Alanis. After him are Konstantin Feoktistov, Friaça, Eleanor F. Helin, Alda Merini, Rosanna Schiaffino, and David Eddings.

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In Sudan

Among people born in Sudan, Tayeb Salih ranks 14 out of 29. Before him are John Garang (1945), Hassan Al-Turabi (1932), Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846), Ibrahim Abboud (1900), Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960), and Ismail al-Azhari (1901). After him are Manute Bol (1962), Mahmoud Mohammed Taha (1909), Ahmed al-Mirghani (1941), Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (1934), Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf (1954), and Sadiq al-Mahdi (1935).

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Among WRITERS In Sudan

Among writers born in Sudan, Tayeb Salih ranks 2. Before him are Luqman (-1100).

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