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José Lezama Lima

1910 - 1976

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José María Andrés Fernando Lezama Lima (December 19, 1910 – August 9, 1976) was a Cuban writer, poet and essayist. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Cuban and Latin American literature. His novel Paradiso is one of the most important works in Spanish and one of the best novels of the 20th Century according to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. Lezama is a prominent referent of American Neo-Baroque literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Lezama Lima is the 3,129th most popular writer (down from 3,099th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 65th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Cuban Writer.

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Among writers, José Lezama Lima ranks 3,129 out of 7,302. Before him are Leon Uris, Kostis Palamas, Joseph Delaney, Morgan Robertson, László Polgár, and Andrea Dworkin. After him are Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Ursula Kuczynski, Brian Herbert, Leone Ginzburg, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, and Robert Ressler.

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Among people born in 1910, José Lezama Lima ranks 160. Before him are Franz Kline, Barbara O'Neil, Barbara Castle, Helmut Kunz, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Aleksandr Tvardovsky. After him are Kelly Johnson, Cyril Cusack, Attilio Pavesi, Ernst Schäfer, Hazi Aslanov, and Jean Servais. Among people deceased in 1976, José Lezama Lima ranks 119. Before him are Helmut Kunz, Elihan Tore, Marcel Broodthaers, Mukaghali Makatayev, Jack Cassidy, and Pyotr Koshevoy. After him are Friedrich Schulz, Nam Il, Wan Waithayakon, Jean Servais, Giuseppe Cavanna, and Armen Ohanian.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José Lezama Lima ranks 65 out of 300. Before him are José Giral (1879), Celia Sánchez (1920), Chucho Valdés (1941), and Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955). After him are Mario García Menocal (1866), Chelo Alonso (1933), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Jorge Bolet (1914), Frank País (1934), Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963), Alberto Bayo (1892), and Eliades Ochoa (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, José Lezama Lima ranks 7. Before him are Italo Calvino (1923), José Martí (1853), Paul Lafargue (1842), Nicolás Guillén (1902), Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929), and José-Maria de Heredia (1842). After him are Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), and Alina Fernández (1956).

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