WRITER

Miguel Delibes

1920 - 2010

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Miguel Delibes Setién MML (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel deˈliβes]; 17 October 1920 – 12 March 2010) was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla before gradually devoting himself exclusively to writing novels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel Delibes is the 2,154th most popular writer (up from 2,435th in 2019), the 733rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 821st in 2019) and the 81st most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miguel Delibes ranks 2,154 out of 7,302. Before him are Mariano José de Larra, Asma bint Marwan, Andal, Brian Tracy, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, and Yevgenia Ginzburg. After him are Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Germaine Greer, Étienne Jodelle, Yvan Goll, Amrita Pritam, and Sankardev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Miguel Delibes ranks 133. Before him are Pierre Plantard, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Albert Memmi, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Saul Bass, and Eva Dahlbeck. After him are Henrietta Lacks, Marie Tharp, Andrew V. McLaglen, Yevgeny Dragunov, Richard Adams, and Thomas Gold. Among people deceased in 2010, Miguel Delibes ranks 98. Before him are André Kolingba, Fess Parker, Vladislav Ardzinba, Lynn Redgrave, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, and Tomáš Špidlík. After him are John Leslie, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal, Nicolas Hayek, Ziba Ganiyeva, Jill Clayburgh, and Abraham Sutzkever.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Miguel Delibes ranks 733 out of 3,355. Before him are Camarón de la Isla (1950), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Eleanor of Castile (1191), Elsa Pataky (1976), Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177), and Mariano José de Larra (1809). After him are Txiki Begiristain (1964), Abd al-Rahman V (1001), Fernando Morientes (1976), Bonosus (300), Pedro (1987), and Salvador Sadurní (1941).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Miguel Delibes ranks 81. Before 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). After him are Abraham ibn Daud (1110), Jorge Manrique (1440), Ana María Matute (1925), Francesc Eiximenis (1330), Fernando de Rojas (1470), and Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943).

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