WRITER

Wajdi Mouawad

1968 - Today

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Wajdi Mouawad, OC, (born 1968) is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as the acclaimed play Incendies (2003). His works often revolve around family trauma, war, and the betrayal of youth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wajdi Mouawad has received more than 272,945 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Wajdi Mouawad is the 5,538th most popular writer (down from 5,449th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 112th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Lebanese Writer.

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  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 5,538 out of 7,302. Before him are Tim Powers, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Louis Guilloux, Uma Aaltonen, Rick Warren, and Ramsey Campbell. After him are Albert Engström, Kenneth Burke, Michael Grant, Meindert DeJong, Antoni Lange, and Þórbergur Þórðarson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 262. Before him are David Ayer, Ara Malikian, Adolfo Valencia, Osmar Donizete Cândido, Heath, and Antonio Benarrivo. After him are Johann Olav Koss, Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Carina Wiese, Shantel, Jamie Hewlett, and Lisa Marie.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 116 out of 145. Before him are Khalil Taha (1932), Aram I (1947), John Dolmayan (1973), Layal Abboud (1982), Anthony Peter Khoraish (1907), and Ara Malikian (1968). After him are Myriam Fares (1983), Nawal Al Zoghbi (1971), Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972), Nidal Al Achkar (1934), Arsinée Khanjian (1958), and Emily de Jongh-Elhage (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Wajdi Mouawad ranks 12. Before him are Etel Adnan (1925), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Charles Malik (1906), Said Akl (1911), Elias Khoury (1948), and Sanchuniathon (-150). After him are Hanan al-Shaykh (1945), and Joumana Haddad (1970).

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