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Juan Gabriel Vásquez

1973 - Today

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Juan Gabriel Vásquez (born 1973) is a Colombian writer, journalist and translator. He has written many novels, short stories, literary essays, and numerous articles of political commentary. His novel The Sound of Things Falling, published in Spanish in 2011, won the Alfaguara Novel Prize and the 2014 International Dublin Literary Award, among other prizes. His novels have been published in 28 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Gabriel Vásquez is the 6,476th most popular writer (down from 6,342nd in 2024), the 157th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 150th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Colombian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 6,476 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Hood, Cecelia Ahern, Chingiz Abdullayev, Arthur Laurents, Rachel Cusk, and Claire Keegan. After him are Ted Tally, George MacDonald Fraser, Thomas Hughes, Janne Teller, Akif Pirinçci, and Damon Lindelof.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 404. Before him are Carlos Pavón, Enrique Murciano, Dani Filth, Tom Six, Nick Lachey, and Jung Hye-young. After him are Arben Bajraktaraj, Damon Lindelof, Marisol Nichols, Bobby Jackson, Andrey Kivilev, and Susana González.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 157 out of 356. Before him are Juan Pablo Raba (1977), Juan Pablo Ángel (1975), Johan Vonlanthen (1986), Clara Rojas (1964), Egan Bernal (1997), and Clemente Rojas (1952). After him are Alfonso Pérez (1949), Laura Restrepo (1950), Willington Ortiz (1952), Piedad Córdoba (1955), Lupe Fuentes (1987), and Alexis Mendoza (1961).

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Among WRITERS In Colombia

Among writers born in Colombia, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 8. Before him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Álvaro Mutis (1923), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Jorge Isaacs (1837), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), and Fernando Vallejo (1942). After him are Laura Restrepo (1950).

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