WRITER

Joan Fuster

1922 - 1992

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Joan Fuster i Ortells (Valencian pronunciation: [dʒuˈaɱ fusˈteɾ j oɾˈteʎs]; 23 November 1922 – 21 June 1992) was an influential Catalan writer. He is considered a major writer in the Valencian language, and his work contributed to reinvigorate left-wing, pro-Catalan nationalism in Valencia during the Spanish transition to democracy. In his influential political essay Nosaltres, els valencians (1962) he coined the term Països Catalans (Catalan Countries) to refer to the Catalan-speaking territories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Fuster is the 623rd most popular writer (down from 147th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Writer.

Joan Fuster is most famous for his work in the field of semiotics, which is the study of signs and symbols.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joan Fuster ranks 623 out of 7,302. Before him are Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Saint Naum, Louise de La Vallière, Raymond Queneau, Han Kang, and Theodore Dreiser. After him are Edgar Rice Burroughs, Francisco de Quevedo, Poliziano, Patricia Highsmith, Franz Werfel, and André Chénier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Joan Fuster ranks 31. Before him are Imre Lakatos, Alain Resnais, Doris Day, Agostinho Neto, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Robert W. Holley. After him are Iannis Xenakis, Telly Savalas, Clair Cameron Patterson, Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, and Ahmed Sékou Touré. Among people deceased in 1992, Joan Fuster ranks 19. Before him are Barbara McClintock, Giovanni Falcone, Li Xiannian, Daniel Bovet, Karl Carstens, and Ernst Happel. After him are Jan Oort, Benny Hill, Paolo Borsellino, Félix Guattari, Satyajit Ray, and Peter D. Mitchell.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joan Fuster ranks 172 out of 3,355. Before him are Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), Berengaria of Navarre (1165), Carmen Amaya (1913), and José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903). After him are Henry II of Castile (1334), Enrique Iglesias (1975), Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Enrique Granados (1867), and Inês de Castro (1325).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Joan Fuster ranks 16. Before him are Seneca the Elder (-54), Camilo José Cela (1916), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Matilde Camus (1919), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), and Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64). After him are Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Luis de Góngora (1561), Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), and Columella (4).

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