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Juan Goytisolo

1931 - 2017

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Juan Goytisolo Gay (6 January 1931 – 4 June 2017) was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet he had lived abroad since the 1950s. On 24 November 2014 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Goytisolo is the 1,974th most popular writer (down from 1,526th in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from Spain (down from 530th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Juan Goytisolo ranks 1,974 out of 7,302. Before him are Methodius of Olympus, Alejandra Pizarnik, Avitus of Vienne, William Moulton Marston, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Éric Zemmour. After him are Christy Brown, Jean Bruller, Watchman Nee, Mina Witkojc, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Savitri Devi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Juan Goytisolo ranks 136. Before him are Antonella Lualdi, Mwai Kibaki, Lucian Mureșan, Haya Harareet, John Charles, and Josep Lluís Núñez. After him are Barbara Bain, William H. Keeler, Margarita Lozano, Igor Oistrakh, Hirokazu Kanazawa, and Seyni Kountché. Among people deceased in 2017, Juan Goytisolo ranks 125. Before him are Don Rickles, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Luis Bacalov, George Young, Robert Hardy, and Richard Hatch. After him are William H. Keeler, Lyudmila Chernykh, Anne Golon, Miguel Ferrer, Tomas Milian, and Marjorie Boulton.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Goytisolo ranks 684 out of 3,355. Before him are Álvaro del Portillo (1914), Leopoldo Alas (1852), Josep Lluís Núñez (1931), Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), Daniel Brühl (1978), and Ardo (700). After him are Sisenand (605), Pirri (1945), Juande Ramos (1954), Pahiño (1923), Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1971), and Juan Donoso Cortés (1809).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Juan Goytisolo ranks 74. Before him are Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Jacint Verdaguer (1845), Cristóbal de Morales (1600), Don Juan Manuel (1282), José Zorrilla (1817), and Leopoldo Alas (1852). After him are Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas (1791), Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (1080), Jaume Cabré (1947), Salvador de Madariaga (1886), and Mariano José de Larra (1809).

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