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Juan José Arreola

1921 - 2001

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Juan José Arreola Zúñiga (September 21, 1918 – December 3, 2001) was a Mexican writer, academic, and actor. He is considered Mexico's premier experimental short story writer of the 20th century. Arreola is recognized as one of the first Latin American writers to abandon realism; he used elements of fantasy to underscore existentialist and absurdist ideas in his work. Although he is little known outside Mexico, Arreola has served as the literary inspiration for a legion of Mexican writers who have sought to transform their country's realistic literary tradition by introducing elements of magical realism, satire, and allegory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan José Arreola is the 4,697th most popular writer (down from 4,670th in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 232nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among writers, Juan José Arreola ranks 4,697 out of 7,302. Before him are Uğur Mumcu, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Richard Pococke, Elisaveta Bagriana, Saul Alinsky, and Patrik Ouředník. After him are Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, Cesar Millan, Jane Wilde, Tahar Djaout, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Ricardo Güiraldes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Juan José Arreola ranks 303. Before him are Joann Lõssov, Kees de Jager, Jacques Martin, Ely, Nancy Kelly, and Piero Carini. After him are David Gale, Wu Xueqian, Nando González, Henri Alleg, Michel Boisrond, and William Roth. Among people deceased in 2001, Juan José Arreola ranks 221. Before him are Yuri Ozerov, Dmitry Polyansky, Giancarlo Brusati, Édouard Artigas, Ettore Puricelli, and Milorad B. Protić. After him are Martha Mödl, Delia Derbyshire, Juan Acuña, Alberto Gallardo, René Bondoux, and Malcom McLean.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Juan José Arreola ranks 238 out of 729. Before him are Mariano Paredes (1797), Valentín Canalizo (1794), Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834), José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776), Rosenda Monteros (1935), and Diego Luna (1979). After him are Cesar Millan (1969), Francisco Jara (1941), Félix María Zuloaga (1813), Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (1063), Roque González Garza (1885), and Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, Juan José Arreola ranks 17. Before him are José Emilio Pacheco (1939), Don Miguel Ruiz (1952), Amado Nervo (1870), Guillermo Arriaga (1958), Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834), and José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776). After him are Cesar Millan (1969), Carlos Monsiváis (1938), Martín Luis Guzmán (1887), Roberto Orci (1973), Carlton Cuse (1959), and Sabina Berman (1955).

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