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Paco Ignacio Taibo II

1949 - Today

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Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo; on January 11, 1949), also known as Paco Taibo II or informally as PIT is a Spanish-Mexican writer, novelist and political activist based in Mexico City. He is most widely known as the founder of the neopolicial genre of novel in Latin America and is also a prominent member of the international crime writing community. His Spanish language work has won numerous awards including two Latin American Dashiell Hammett Prizes. In 2018, Taibo was appointed as head of the Fondo de Cultura Económica by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paco Ignacio Taibo II is the 4,846th most popular writer (down from 4,682nd in 2019), the 1,513th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,441st in 2019) and the 176th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 4,846 out of 7,302. Before him are Nh. Dini, Erlend Loe, Zhu Ziqing, Tommaso Grossi, Martin Suter, and Gavino Ledda. After him are Rachid Boudjedra, Barbro Lindgren, Joseph Roumanille, Antanas Baranauskas, Rodolfo Walsh, and Einar Már Guðmundsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 443. Before him are Helmut Kremers, Zlatko Mateša, Jonathan Carroll, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Burghart Klaußner, and Manny Villar. After him are Danuta Wałęsa, Tommy Seebach, Loretta Devine, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Jerzy Gorgoń, and Peter Ackroyd.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 1,513 out of 3,355. Before him are Emilio Sánchez (1965), Damián Iguacén Borau (1916), Carme Elías (1951), Tomás Bretón (1850), Francisco Silvela (1843), and Toni Nadal (1961). After him are Rosalía (1993), Nico Williams (2002), Mario Casas (1986), Mario Camus (1935), Baltasar Albéniz (1905), and Terenci Moix (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 176. Before him are Valentín Paz-Andrade (1898), Juan José Millás (1946), Corín Tellado (1927), Félix María de Samaniego (1745), Rosa Chacel (1898), and Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918). After him are Terenci Moix (1942), Gabriel Aresti (1933), Álvaro Pombo (1939), Juan de Mena (1411), Ángel Ganivet (1865), and León Felipe (1884).

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