WRITER

Khady Sylla

1963 - 2013

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Khady Sylla (Dakar, March 27, 1963 – Dakar, October 8, 2013) was a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Khady Sylla is the 6,575th most popular writer (up from 6,739th in 2024), the 50th most popular biography from Senegal (up from 58th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Senegalese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Khady Sylla ranks 6,575 out of 7,302. Before her are Pat Conroy, Antjie Krog, Samuel Daniel, Anne Enright, Kim Young-ha, and Karen Joy Fowler. After her are P. C. Cast, Joel Osteen, John Lydgate, George Farquhar, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Cory Doctorow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Khady Sylla ranks 648. Before her are Giuseppe Galderisi, Éric Poulat, Mahiro Maeda, Merethe Lindstrøm, Faran Tahir, and Erling Kagge. After her are Timothy Gowers, Joel Osteen, Sun Zhengcai, Xóchitl Gálvez, Philippe Lamberts, and John Ventimiglia. Among people deceased in 2013, Khady Sylla ranks 497. Before her are Jo Benkow, Peter Broadbent, Louis-Paul M'Fédé, Kofi Awoonor, Harold Camping, and Sabine Bischoff. After her are Igor Romishevsky, Audrey Totter, Karla Álvarez, Stuart Williams, Markus Büchel, and Reeva Steenkamp.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Khady Sylla ranks 50 out of 138. Before her are Khalilou Fadiga (1974), Ousmane Sonko (1974), MC Solaar (1969), Mamadou Niang (1979), Jules Bocandé (1958), and Henri Camara (1977). After her are Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (1951), Fatou Diome (1968), Amara Traoré (1965), Tony Sylva (1975), Aïssa Maïga (1975), and Papiss Cissé (1985).

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Among WRITERS In Senegal

Among writers born in Senegal, Khady Sylla ranks 6. Before her are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Mariama Bâ (1929), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), Birago Diop (1908), and Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928). After her are Fatou Diome (1968), Nicolas Vanier (1962), Cheikh Tidiane Gaye (1971), and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (1990).

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