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Mariano Azuela

1873 - 1952

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Mariano Azuela González (January 1, 1873 – March 1, 1952) was a Mexican writer and medical doctor, best known for his fictional stories of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. He wrote novels, works for theatre and literary criticism. He is the first of the "novelists of the Revolution," and he influenced other Mexican novelists of social protest. Among Azuela's first published writing were some short pieces for the magazine Gil Blas Cómico, where he wrote under the pen name of "Beleño", and his writing published under the heading Impresiones de un estudiante (Impressions of a Student) in 1896. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mariano Azuela is the 3,421st most popular writer (down from 3,276th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 155th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mariano Azuela ranks 3,421 out of 7,302. Before him are Hélène Berr, Tristan Bernard, Karl Ove Knausgård, Niccolò Tommaseo, Alexis Piron, and Lyudmila Petrushevskaya. After him are Rabia Balkhi, İbrahim Şinasi, Prince Henri of Orléans, Guzal Sitdikova, Salvador Espriu, and Paul Fleming.

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Among people born in 1873, Mariano Azuela ranks 114. Before him are Henri Rabaud, Dámaso Berenguer, Leo Baeck, Prosper Bruggeman, Ford Madox Ford, and Edwin Flack. After him are John Geiger, Leo Fall, Rudolf Charousek, Miklós Bánffy, Michele Besso, and Richard von Kühlmann. Among people deceased in 1952, Mariano Azuela ranks 93. Before him are Maurice De Waele, Max Dehn, Constant Permeke, Ludwig Kaas, Matrona Nikonova, and Petros Persakis. After him are D. S. Senanayake, Mauno Pekkala, Gino Fano, Franz John, Karel Lamač, and Alberto Hurtado.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Mariano Azuela ranks 162 out of 729. Before him are Adriana Barraza (1956), Silvestre Revueltas (1899), Ignacio Allende (1769), Antonio Aguilar (1919), Gael García Bernal (1978), and Manuel Uribe (1965). After him are Adela Noriega (1969), José María Iglesias (1823), Javier Lozano Barragán (1933), Manuel Gómez Pedraza (1789), Bill Melendez (1916), and Fernando del Paso (1935).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, Mariano Azuela ranks 8. Before him are Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648), Juan Rulfo (1917), Thomas Mayne Reid (1818), Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), Laura Esquivel (1950), and Rosario Castellanos (1925). After him are Fernando del Paso (1935), Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928), José Emilio Pacheco (1939), Don Miguel Ruiz (1952), Amado Nervo (1870), and Guillermo Arriaga (1958).

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