WRITER

Jorge Semprún

1923 - 2011

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Jorge Semprún Maura (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe semˈpɾum ˈmawɾa]; 10 December 1923 – 7 June 2011) was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled from the party in 1964. After the death of Franco and the change to a democratic government, he served as Minister of Culture in Spain's socialist government from 1988 to 1991. He was a screenwriter for two successive films by the Greek director Costa-Gavras, Z (1969) and The Confession (1970), which dealt with the theme of persecution by governments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Semprún is the 1,125th most popular writer (down from 885th in 2019), the 361st most popular biography from Spain (down from 275th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Spanish Writer.

Jorge Semprún is most famous for his work as a writer and a politician. He was a member of the French Communist Party and was imprisoned for two years in Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II. His book The Long Voyage is a memoir of his time in the camp.

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Among writers, Jorge Semprún ranks 1,125 out of 7,302. Before him are John Cheever, Aleksis Kivi, Arnold Zweig, Tannhäuser, Diana Wynne Jones, and Chinua Achebe. After him are Ahmad Khani, Ibn al-Jawzi, Will Durant, Leonid Andreyev, Sugawara no Michizane, and Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans.

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Among people born in 1923, Jorge Semprún ranks 59. Before him are Stjepan Bobek, Walter Kohn, René Thom, Freeman Dyson, Mukesh, and Stephanie Kwolek. After him are Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Antonio Quarracino, Horst Tappert, Agatha Barbara, Merton Miller, and Victoria de los Ángeles. Among people deceased in 2011, Jorge Semprún ranks 60. Before him are Leonora Carrington, Tomislav Ivić, Alberto Granado, Masahiro Hamazaki, Itamar Franco, and Diana Wynne Jones. After him are Frans Sammut, Roberts Blossom, Lucian Freud, Har Gobind Khorana, Salmaan Taseer, and Cliff Robertson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jorge Semprún ranks 361 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Ferrer (1859), Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Antonio Soler (1729), Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), and Charles, Prince of Viana (1421). After him are José Sanjurjo (1872), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), Chindasuinth (563), Fernando Hierro (1968), and Manolete (1917).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Jorge Semprún ranks 36. Before him are Silius Italicus (26), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), and Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951). After him are Rosalía de Castro (1837), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Joanot Martorell (1415), Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (912), and Garcilaso de la Vega (1501).

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