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John Zerzan

1943 - Today

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John Edward Zerzan ( ZUR-zən; born August 10, 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist author. His works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive, and advocate drawing upon the ways of life of hunter-gatherers as an inspiration for what a free society should look like. Subjects of his criticism include domestication and symbolic thought (such as language, number, art and the concept of time). His six major books are Elements of Refusal (1988), Future Primitive and Other Essays (1994), Running on Emptiness (2002), Against Civilization: Readings and Reflections (2005), Twilight of the Machines (2008), and Why hope? Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Zerzan is the 3,295th most popular writer (down from 2,764th in 2019), the 4,745th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,521st in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Zerzan ranks 3,295 out of 7,302. Before him are Mihály Babits, Tiziano Terzani, Donna Tartt, Shen Congwen, Rhianus, and E. Pauline Johnson. After him are Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, Richard Baxter, Booker T. Washington, Borislav Pekić, Nataliya Kobrynska, and Leopoldo Lugones.

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Among people born in 1943, John Zerzan ranks 306. Before him are Hans Heyer, Paul Freeman, Sylvester McCoy, Douglas Tompkins, Teun A. van Dijk, and Laura Biagiotti. After him are Hilton Valentine, Kirin Kiki, Jimmy Snuka, Tuesday Weld, Gary Burton, and Giuseppe Versaldi.

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Among people born in United States, John Zerzan ranks 4,745 out of 20,380. Before him are Roy Ayers (1940), Anna Coleman Ladd (1878), Kenneth Anger (1927), Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), David J. Griffiths (1942), and Damon Wayans (1960). After him are Grace Moore (1898), Lorraine Gary (1937), Mike Love (1941), Adam Rodriguez (1975), Nick Cassavetes (1959), and Tim Meadows (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Zerzan ranks 373. Before him are Henry Darger (1892), Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), E. E. Smith (1890), Amy Lowell (1874), Zora Neale Hurston (1891), and Donna Tartt (1963). After him are Booker T. Washington (1856), Edmund White (1940), John Perkins (1945), Robert M. Pirsig (1928), Horace McCoy (1897), and Mike Mentzer (1951).

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