Sarah Rivens

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Sarah Rivens
Rivens in 2022
Rivens in 2022
Born (1998-12-19) December 19, 1998 (age 25)
Algiers, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian

Sarah Rivens (in Arabic: سارة ريفنز) is an Algerian writer born on 19 December 1998 in Algiers. She is known under the pseudonym theblurredgirl on social media.

As of early 2023, Rivens was the best-selling author in France[1][2] with her series "Captive".[3] She is currently the most read Algerian author in its history,[4] with 9 million reads.[5]

Biography[edit]

In 2019, Rivens published her writing on Wattpad and gained recognition on social media.[6]

Captive[edit]

Rivens became popular with her Captive series, 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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[edit]

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