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Marguerite Abouet

1971 - Today

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Marguerite Abouet (born 1971) is an Ivorian writer of bandes dessinées, best known for her graphic novel series Aya and Akissi. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Marguerite Abouet is the 7,031st most popular writer (up from 7,059th in 2024), the 69th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (up from 82nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ivorian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marguerite Abouet ranks 7,031 out of 7,302Before her are Urvashi Butalia, Tom Rob Smith, Jim Butcher, Yvonne Vera, Lucía Puenzo, and Walter Jon Williams. After her are Miri Yu, Delia Grigore, Neil Strauss, Sebastian Faulks, Meghan McCain, and Matthew Weiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Marguerite Abouet ranks 750Before her are Laurent Wolf, Šárka Kašpárková, Jim Butcher, Kristi Yamaguchi, Benito Martinez, and Bas van de Goor. After her are Amy Locane, Gregory Porter, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Hirokazu Ota, Laurel Holloman, and Tommy Dreamer.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Marguerite Abouet ranks 69 out of 140Before her are Aristide Bancé (1984), Jean-Jacques Tizié (1972), Didier Ya Konan (1984), Marie-Josée Ta Lou (1988), Ibrahima Bakayoko (1976), and Max Gradel (1987). After her are Bernard Allou (1975), Gilles Yapi Yapo (1982), Maxwel Cornet (1996), Siaka Tiéné (1982), David Datro Fofana (2002), and Jean-Jacques Gosso (1983).

Among WRITERS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among writers born in Côte d'Ivoire, Marguerite Abouet ranks 2Before her are Ahmadou Kourouma (1927).