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Daína Chaviano

1957 - Today

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Daína Chaviano (Spanish: [daˈina tʃaˈβjano]) (born 19 February 1957, Havana) is a Cuban-American writer of French and Asturian descent. She has lived in the United States since 1991. She is considered one of the three most important female fantasy and science fiction writers in the Spanish language, along with Angélica Gorodischer (Argentina) and Elia Barceló (Spain), forming the so-called “feminine trinity of science fiction in Ibero-America.” In Cuba, she published several science fiction and fantasy books, becoming the most renowned and best-selling author in those genres in Cuban literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daína Chaviano is the 5,065th most popular writer (up from 5,924th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 137th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Cuban Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Daína Chaviano ranks 5,065 out of 7,302. Before her are Han Yong-un, Walter Kempowski, Margery Allingham, Roland Dorgelès, John Gardner, and Mary Stewart. After her are Sarah Kane, Vasily Yan, George du Maurier, Amitav Ghosh, Takeshi Shudo, and Linda Grant.

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Among people born in 1957, Daína Chaviano ranks 311. Before her are Marc Almond, Vinny Appice, Shlomo Mintz, Giuseppe Saronni, Claudie Haigneré, and Stefano Tacconi. After her are John Eriksen, Jennifer Batten, Rosalind Chao, Denis Leary, Reinaldo Rueda, and Lori Singer.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Daína Chaviano ranks 119 out of 300. Before her are Alina Fernández (1956), Orlando Martínez (1944), Héctor Socorro (1912), Carmen Herrera (1915), Juan Tuñas (1917), and Emilio Correa (1953). After her are Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), César Évora (1959), Rudy Sarzo (1950), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Michael Aris (1946), and Tony Plana (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, Daína Chaviano ranks 14. Before her are Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), and Alina Fernández (1956). After her are Virgilio Piñera (1912), José Carlos Somoza (1959), Raúl Rivero (1945), and Zoé Valdés (1959).

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