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Édouard Glissant

1928 - 2011

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Édouard Glissant (21 September 1928 – 3 February 2011) was a Martinican writer, poet, philosopher, and literary critic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Édouard Glissant has received more than 265,260 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Édouard Glissant is the 2,598th most popular writer (down from 2,489th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Martinique (up from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Writer.

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  • 270k

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  • 60.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Édouard Glissant ranks 2,598 out of 7,302. Before him are Idris Bitlisi, Konstantin Batyushkov, Boris Pilnyak, Gerald Gardner, Emma Orczy, and Friedrich von Lütke. After him are Apion, Jónas Hallgrímsson, Mariana Alcoforado, George Whitefield, Ubayd Zakani, and Géza Gárdonyi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Édouard Glissant ranks 210. Before him are Gerald Bull, Eunice Gayson, Mohammad Beheshti, Nodar Dumbadze, Dan Blocker, and Alejandro de Tomaso. After him are Bella Darvi, Nancy Marchand, Fidel Ramos, Ciriaco De Mita, Tom Sharpe, and Robert M. Pirsig. Among people deceased in 2011, Édouard Glissant ranks 130. Before him are María Elena Walsh, Jack Kevorkian, Inese Jaunzeme, Lazar Mojsov, Josef Suk, and Susannah York. After him are Peter Yates, Andy Whitfield, Hella Haasse, Osamu Dezaki, Montserrat Figueras, and Lena Nyman.

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In Martinique

Among people born in Martinique, Édouard Glissant ranks 4 out of 26. Before him are Alexandre de Beauharnais (1760), Frantz Fanon (1925), and Aimé Césaire (1913). After him are BIA (null), Karine Jean-Pierre (1974), Gérard Janvion (1953), René Maran (1887), Patrick Chamoiseau (1953), Euzhan Palcy (1958), Wendie Renard (1990), and Allen Chastanet (1960).

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Among WRITERS In Martinique

Among writers born in Martinique, Édouard Glissant ranks 3. Before him are Frantz Fanon (1925), and Aimé Césaire (1913). After him are René Maran (1887), and Patrick Chamoiseau (1953).

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