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Joseba Sarrionandia

1958 - Today

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Joseba Sarrionandia Uribelarrea (Iurreta, Biscay, April 13, 1958) is a Basque writer who has published a large number of books of poetry and short stories, as well as novels. He has been awarded on numerous occasions for his work, and is nowadays a respected literary personality in the Basque Country. In the early 80s, he was member of the Basque separatist group ETA. In 1985 he escaped from prison and since then he lived underground for decades while continuing to create and publish. In November 2016, it was revealed that he lives in Cuba, where he holds a position as lecturer at the University of Havana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseba Sarrionandia is the 3,988th most popular writer (up from 5,005th in 2019), the 1,258th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,545th in 2019) and the 147th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 3,988 out of 7,302. Before him are Elia Abu Madi, Edna O'Brien, Dulce María Loynaz, Richard Beer-Hofmann, Janko Matúška, and Hjalmar Bergman. After him are Alfred Kerr, Matilde Serao, Luciano De Crescenzo, Nick Hornby, Ferenc Fejtő, and Moa Martinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 187. Before him are Kim Boo-kyum, Mark Cuban, Christiane Amanpour, Linda Kozlowski, Ramadan Shalah, and Charlene Tilton. After him are James McCaffrey, Lita Ford, Linda Fiorentino, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Nichi Vendola, and You Xie.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 1,258 out of 3,355. Before him are Ramiro de Maeztu (1875), Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (1790), Isabel Coixet (1960), Tomás Fernández (1915), Miro, Count of Barcelona (926), and Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863). After him are Javier Cámara (1967), Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), Cristóbal Halffter (1930), Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi (null), Rosa Montero (1951), and Sergi Bruguera (1971).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 147. Before him are José Cadalso (1741), Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916), Javier Cercas (1962), Quim Monzó (1952), Alejandro Casona (1903), and Ramiro de Maeztu (1875). After him are Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), Rosa Montero (1951), Carmen de Burgos (1867), Eduardo Pondal (1835), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), and María de Zayas (1590).

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