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Miguel Otero Silva

1908 - 1985

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Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Later on, after the establishment of a democratic state in 1958, he was elected to the Venezuelan Senate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel Otero Silva is the 5,508th most popular writer (down from 5,322nd in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Venezuelan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 5,508 out of 7,302. Before him are Eeva-Liisa Manner, Nathan Zach, Abraham Cowley, José Carlos Somoza, Sufia Kamal, and Ann Bannon. After him are Jakub Arbes, James Bowen, Robertson Davies, Ádám Bodor, Kristin Hannah, and Peter S. Beagle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 353. Before him are Birago Diop, William Thompson, Mikhail Somov, Sergey Urusevsky, Demetrio Neyra, and Théodore Nouwens. After him are Sulo Nurmela, Jack Gilford, Erik Almgren, Bram Fischer, Franklin Farrell, and Henri Lepage. Among people deceased in 1985, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 222. Before him are George Murdock, Masten Gregory, John Holt, Maya Kristalinskaya, Abdus Sattar, and Gerald Dreyer. After him are Forbes Burnham, Inger Hagerup, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Riccardo Bacchelli, Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, and Richard Haydn.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 75 out of 183. Before him are José María Carreño (1792), Victorino Márquez Bustillos (1858), Jacinto Convit (1913), Ignacio Andrade (1839), Rafael Cadenas (1930), and Pastor Maldonado (1985). After him are Pedro Gual Escandón (1783), José Gil Fortoul (1861), Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1803), Diosdado Cabello (1963), Henrique Capriles (1972), and Ignacio Velasco (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Venezuela

Among writers born in Venezuela, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 6. Before him are Rómulo Gallegos (1884), Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879), Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906), Eugenio Montejo (1938), and Rafael Cadenas (1930). After him are José Gil Fortoul (1861), Francisco Villarroel (1965), and Boris Izaguirre (1965).

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