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Joan Brossa

1919 - 1998

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Joan Brossa (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈam ˈbɾɔsə]; 19 January 1919 – 30 December 1998) was a Catalan poet, playwright, graphic designer and visual artist. He wrote only in the Catalan language. He was one of the founders of both the group and the publication known as Dau-al-Set (1948) and one of the leading early proponents of visual poetry in Catalan literature. Although he was in the vanguard of the post-war poets, he also wrote hundreds of formally perfect sonnets, sapphic odes, and sestinas as well as thousands of free and direct poems. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Brossa is the 3,262nd most popular writer (down from 3,209th in 2019), the 1,072nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,063rd in 2019) and the 118th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joan Brossa ranks 3,262 out of 7,302. Before him are Maria Dąbrowska, Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Miguel Torga, Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari, Heo Nanseolheon, and Janet Frame. After him are Holger Drachmann, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Amy Lowell, Rutebeuf, Maksym Rylsky, and Zora Neale Hurston.

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Among people born in 1919, Joan Brossa ranks 160. Before him are Vera Aceva, Julia Robinson, Hyman Minsky, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Ota Šik, and Clyde Cowan. After him are Kathleen Freeman, Henri Vidal, Naushad, Albert Batteux, Eva Gabor, and Irmgard Seefried. Among people deceased in 1998, Joan Brossa ranks 145. Before him are Nguyễn Văn Linh, Otto Wichterle, Theodor Oberländer, Eric Ambler, Qian Zhongshu, and Louis Dumont. After him are Samuel Eilenberg, Edwige Feuillère, Anatoly Rybakov, Keisuke Kinoshita, Antonio Saura, and Haroun Tazieff.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joan Brossa ranks 1,072 out of 3,355. Before him are Joseíto (1926), Juan Pizarro (1511), Pedro Salinas (1891), Joan Maragall (1860), Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), and Julio Jiménez (1934). After him are Paco Ibáñez (1934), José Enrique Varela (1891), Manuel José Quintana (1772), Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450), Federico Moreno Torroba (1891), and Segundo de Chomón (1871).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Joan Brossa ranks 118. Before him are Dámaso Alonso (1898), Juan Marsé (1933), Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao (1886), Ignacio Ramonet (1943), Pedro Salinas (1891), and Joan Maragall (1860). After him are Manuel José Quintana (1772), Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450), Ibn Zaydún (1003), Antonio García Gutiérrez (1813), Salvador Espriu (1913), and Moses ibn Ezra (1060).

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