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María de Zayas

1590 - 1961

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María de Zayas y Sotomayor (born c. 12 September 1590) was a writer during the Spanish Golden Age. She is considered by many modern critics to be one of the pioneers of feminist literature, while others consider her simply a well-accomplished baroque author. The female characters in de Zayas's stories enlightened readers about the plight of women in Spanish society, or to instruct them in proper ways to live their lives. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. María de Zayas is the 4,240th most popular writer (up from 4,593rd in 2019), the 1,332nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,416th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, María de Zayas ranks 4,240 out of 7,302. Before her are Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Tevfik Fikret, Glen A. Larson, Cassandra Clare, and Eno Raud. After her are Raphael Holinshed, Marilynne Robinson, James Krüss, Pyotr Vyazemsky, Radclyffe Hall, and Natallia Arsiennieva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, María de Zayas ranks 15. Before her are Gioachino Greco, Urbain Grandier, John Albert II, Yamada Nagamasa, Théophile de Viau, and Jacob van Eyck. After her are Daniel Seghers, and Sarmad Kashani. Among people deceased in 1961, María de Zayas ranks 128. Before her are James Thurber, Ruth Fischer, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Giulio Cabianca, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, and Beals Wright. After her are Tsuru Aoki, Lajos Dinnyés, Alberto Chividini, Scott LaFaro, Şemsettin Günaltay, and Tiny Sandford.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, María de Zayas ranks 1,332 out of 3,355. Before her are Segismundo Moret (1833), Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1878), Iván de la Peña (1976), Gregorio Fernández (1576), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), and José Berraondo (1878). After her are Margarita Xirgu (1888), Francisco Ascaso (1901), Josefina Pla (1903), Ildefonso Falcones (1959), Vicente Trueba (1905), and Mariana Pineda (1804).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, María de Zayas ranks 153. Before her are Joseba Sarrionandia (1958), Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), Rosa Montero (1951), Carmen de Burgos (1867), Eduardo Pondal (1835), and Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922). After her are Josefina Pla (1903), Ildefonso Falcones (1959), Gerardo Diego (1896), Manuel Curros Enríquez (1851), Francisco Umbral (1932), and Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956).

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