WRITER

Jorge de Sena

1919 - 1978

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Jorge Cândido Alves Rodrigues Telles Grilo Raposo de Abreu de Sena (2 November 1919 – 4 June 1978) was a Portuguese-born poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and university professor who spent the latter portion of his life in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge de Sena is the 5,643rd most popular writer (down from 5,453rd in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 371st in 2019) and the 37th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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Among writers, Jorge de Sena ranks 5,643 out of 7,302. Before him are Ōshikōchi no Mitsune, Ahmet Haşim, Ann Cleeves, Ring Lardner, Walter Abish, and Elinor Glyn. After him are Ted Chiang, Ibrahim Kuni, Robert J. Sawyer, Marie Kondo, Tony Kushner, and Diane di Prima.

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Among people born in 1919, Jorge de Sena ranks 288. Before him are Gayatri Devi, Kateryna Yushchenko, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Kurt Wires, Gevorg Emin, and Tim Holt. After him are Kim Ki-young, Strother Martin, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Leopold Neumer, Erik Elmsäter, and Beatrice Hicks. Among people deceased in 1978, Jorge de Sena ranks 225. Before him are Gregor Wentzel, Jorge Icaza Coronel, Matti Lähde, Maggie McNamara, Blossom Rock, and Theo Helfrich. After him are Geoffrey Unsworth, Francisco Mendes, Károly Levitzky, Terry Kath, Mauk Weber, and George Moscone.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Jorge de Sena ranks 392 out of 633. Before him are Jaime Graça (1942), Natália Correia (1923), Renato Sanches (1997), Quim (1975), Jorge Andrade (1978), and João Pereira (1984). After him are Henrique da Silveira (1901), António Oliveira (1952), Nélson Semedo (1993), Nuno Mendes (2002), Herberto Hélder (1930), and Fernando Meira (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Jorge de Sena ranks 37. Before him are Tomás António Gonzaga (1744), José Luandino Vieira (1935), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Eugénio de Andrade (1923), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), and Natália Correia (1923). After him are Herberto Hélder (1930), Ferreira de Castro (1898), and José Luís Peixoto (1974).

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