Sarah Rivens Explained
Birth Date: | 19 December 1998 |
Nationality: | Algerian |
Birth Place: | Algiers, Algeria |
Sarah Rivens (in Arabic: سارة ريفنز) is an Algerian writer born on in Algiers.
As of early 2023, Rivens was the best-selling author in France[1] [2] through her series "Captive".[3] She is currently the most read Algerian author in its history,[4] with 9 million reads.[5]
Biography
In 2019, Rivens published her writing on Wattpad and gained recognition on social media.[6]
Captive
Rivens became popular with her Captive series, which was initially published on Wattpad under the pseudonym "theblurredgirl" in late 2020 and early 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic.[7] The series was popular on TikTok with the hashtag #captivewattpad, generating 9 million views on the platform.[8]
Rivens is signed with publishers Hlab. The Captive trilogy has been translated into 9 languages and sold approximately 300,000 copies in physical and 50,000 in digital. As of April 2023, sales continued at a pace of over 5,000 copies per week.[9]
Publications
- Book: Lakestone. [10]
- Book: 8 June 2022. 978-2017206934. Hachette Lab. Captive - tome 1.
- Book: 2 November 2022. 978-2017206941. Hachette Lab. Captive 1.5 - Perfectly Wrong.
- Book: 7 December 2022. 978-2017206958. Hachette Lab. Captive - tome 2. [11]
- Book: 9 December 2022. Hachette Lab. Captive - tome 2 Bonus.
References
- Web site: 2023-03-22. 2023-02-08. Par. rine Bajos Le 8 février 2023. fr-FR. S. à 16h41. Ventes de livres : qui est Sarah Rivens, la jeune autrice algérienne qui a détrôné le prince Harry ?. leparisien.fr.
- Web site: 2023-03-22. 2023-02-07. fr. rima.a. France : une romancière algérienne détrône les mémoires du prince Harry. www.algerie360.com.
- Web site: 2023-04-09. 2023-03-28. en-GB. Algerian woman's book sales exceed Prince Harry's memoir. Middle East Monitor.
- Web site: 2023-03-23. 2023-03-22. Lamia. fr. F. À seulement 24 ans, l'Algérienne Sarah Rivens devient l'écrivaine la plus lue au monde. www.algerie360.com.
- Web site: 2023-03-23. 2023-03-14. fr. Qui est Sarah Rivens, l'autrice algéroise de 24 ans qui truste les ventes de fiction ?. France Inter.
- Web site: Biographie de l'auteur Sarah Rivens . 2023-04-09 . booknode.com.
- Web site: theblurredgirl . 2023-04-09 . www.goodreads.com.
- Web site: 2023-03-28 . Algerian woman's book sales exceed Prince Harry's memoir . 2023-04-09 . Middle East Monitor . en-GB.
- Web site: " Captive ", de l'Algérienne Sarah Rivens, un phénomène littéraire XXL – Jeune Afrique . 2023-04-09 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.
- Web site: 2023-03-27. en. Lakestone. Goodreads.
- Web site: 2023-03-26. 2023-02-08. Par. rine Bajos Le 8 février 2023. fr-FR. S. à 16h41. Ventes de livres : qui est Sarah Rivens, la jeune autrice algérienne qui a détrôné le prince Harry ?. leparisien.fr.
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