Sarah Rivens

Sarah Rivens
Rivens in 2022
Rivens in 2022
Born (1998-12-19) December 19, 1998 (age 26)
Algiers, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian

Sarah Rivens (in Arabic: سارة ريفنز) is an Algerian writer born on 19 December 1998 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.[9] As of April 2023, sales continued at a pace of over 5,000 copies per week.[9]

Publications

  • Lakestone.[10]
  • Captive - tome 1. Hachette Lab. 8 June 2022. ISBN 978-2017206934.
  • Captive 1.5 - Perfectly Wrong. Hachette Lab. 2 November 2022. ISBN 978-2017206941.
  • Captive - tome 2. Hachette Lab. 7 December 2022. ISBN 978-2017206958.[11]
  • Captive - tome 2 Bonus. Hachette Lab. 9 December 2022.

References

  1. ^ S, Par; à 16h41, rine Bajos Le 8 février 2023 (8 February 2023). "Ventes de livres : qui est Sarah Rivens, la jeune autrice algérienne qui a détrôné le prince Harry ?". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ rima.a (7 February 2023). "France : une romancière algérienne détrône les mémoires du prince Harry". www.algerie360.com (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Algerian woman's book sales exceed Prince Harry's memoir". Middle East Monitor. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  4. ^ F, Lamia (22 March 2023). "À seulement 24 ans, l'Algérienne Sarah Rivens devient l'écrivaine la plus lue au monde". www.algerie360.com (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Qui est Sarah Rivens, l'autrice algéroise de 24 ans qui truste les ventes de fiction ?". France Inter (in French). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Biographie de l'auteur Sarah Rivens". booknode.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  7. ^ "theblurredgirl". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Algerian woman's book sales exceed Prince Harry's memoir". Middle East Monitor. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b "" Captive ", de l'Algérienne Sarah Rivens, un phénomène littéraire XXL – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Lakestone". Goodreads. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. ^ S, Par; à 16h41, rine Bajos Le 8 février 2023 (8 February 2023). "Ventes de livres : qui est Sarah Rivens, la jeune autrice algérienne qui a détrôné le prince Harry ?". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

See also