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José Emilio Pacheco

1939 - 2014

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José Emilio Pacheco Berny (30 June 1939 – 26 January 2014) was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the major Mexican poets of the second half of the 20th century. The Berlin International Literature Festival has praised him as "one of the most significant contemporary Latin American poets". In 2009 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize for his literary oeuvre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Emilio Pacheco is the 3,863rd most popular writer (down from 3,733rd in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 176th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among writers, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 3,863 out of 7,302. Before him are Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano, Frédéric Beigbeder, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Marie-Claire Blais, and David Brin. After him are Lui Morais, Jean-Christophe Grangé, Hella Wuolijoki, Lina Sandell, Helena Roerich, and Vsevolod Ivanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 300. Before him are Mike Castle, Roy Buchanan, James Galway, Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Renate Boy, and Marie-Claire Blais. After him are Len Cariou, Nông Đức Mạnh, Yury Glazkov, Robert Darnton, Janet Suzman, and Peter Revson. Among people deceased in 2014, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 235. Before him are Stanisław Mikulski, José Wilker, Saul Zaentz, Ryhor Baradulin, Said Akl, and Mithat Bayrak. After him are Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, Maria Lassnig, Jadwiga Piłsudska, Mango, Vasiľ Biľak, and Pino Cerami.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 185 out of 729. Before him are Juan Almonte (1803), Ana Martín (1945), Alfonso Arau (1932), Claudio Brook (1927), Manuel Ojeda (1940), and Pascual Orozco (1882). After him are Eugenio Derbez (1961), José María Bocanegra (1787), Miguel Pro (1891), Julio César Chávez (1962), Juan de Oñate (1550), and Lupita Tovar (1910).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 11. Before him are Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), Laura Esquivel (1950), Rosario Castellanos (1925), Mariano Azuela (1873), Fernando del Paso (1935), and Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928). After him are Don Miguel Ruiz (1952), Amado Nervo (1870), Guillermo Arriaga (1958), Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834), José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776), and Juan José Arreola (1921).

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