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Fernando Arrabal

1932 - Today

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Fernando Arrabal Terán (; Spanish: [araˈβal]; born August 11, 1932) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", or "half-expatriate, half-exiled". Arrabal has directed seven full-length feature films and has published over 100 plays; 14 novels; 800 poetry collections, chapbooks, and artists' books; several essays; and his notorious "Letter to General Franco" during the dictator's lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Arrabal is the 1,745th most popular writer (down from 1,093rd in 2019), the 601st most popular biography from Spain (down from 360th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Spanish Writer.

Fernando Arrabal is most famous for being a Spanish playwright and author. He was born in Melilla, a Spanish city in North Africa. He is most well known for his work as a playwright.

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Among writers, Fernando Arrabal ranks 1,745 out of 7,302. Before him are Jack Vance, Yosano Akiko, Xu Shen, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Josep Pla, and Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac. After him are Moschus, Stanisław Wyspiański, Rick Riordan, Ivan Klíma, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and Eustathius of Thessalonica.

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Among people born in 1932, Fernando Arrabal ranks 128. Before him are Meir Kahane, Stuart Hall, Mustafa Tlass, Dieter Rams, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, and Rodion Shchedrin. After him are Iskandar of Johor, Dušan Makavejev, Charly Gaul, Margarita Xhepa, Félix Malloum, and Dhirubhai Ambani.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fernando Arrabal ranks 601 out of 3,355. Before him are Caterina Albert (1869), Javier Clemente (1950), Fernán González of Castile (910), Josep Pla (1897), Víctor Valdés (1982), and Adelina Patti (1843). After him are Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576), Ramon Casas (1866), Victoria Abril (1959), Diego, Prince of Asturias (1575), Gerard Piqué (1987), and Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Fernando Arrabal ranks 60. Before him are Ildefonsus (607), Antonio de Nebrija (1441), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), Mateo Alemán (1547), Caterina Albert (1869), and Josep Pla (1897). After him are Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532), Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602), Abbot Oliba (971), Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Alonso de Ercilla (1533), and Luis de León (1527).

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