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Virgilio Piñera

1912 - 1979

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Virgilio Piñera Llera (August 4, 1912 – October 18, 1979) was a Cuban author, playwright, poet, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works are the poem La isla en peso (1943), the collection of short stories Cuentos Fríos (1956), the novel La carne de René (1952) and the play Electra Garrigó (1959). He is also known for his role in the translation into Spanish of the novel Ferdydurke, by Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz. Piñera is one of the most celebrated authors of Cuban literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Virgilio Piñera is the 5,410th most popular writer (down from 5,142nd in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 114th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Cuban Writer.

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Among writers, Virgilio Piñera ranks 5,410 out of 7,302. Before him are Karl Wilhelm Ramler, Idea Vilariño, Donald Rayfield, Margery Kempe, Eugénio de Andrade, and Anton Donchev. After him are Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Sida Košutić, Elmer Rice, Mark Strand, James Cooke Brown, and John Greenleaf Whittier.

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Among people born in 1912, Virgilio Piñera ranks 329. Before him are Wilhelm Baumann, Abdelkader Ben Bouali, Jadwiga Wajs, Willy Bandholz, Lauro Amadò, and Alfredo Pián. After him are Hisakichi Toyoda, Ben Hogan, Nina Andrycz, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Walter J. Ong, and Daniel Mann. Among people deceased in 1979, Virgilio Piñera ranks 224. Before him are Joseph Alcazar, Alessandro Frigerio, Yang Zhongjian, Theodora Kroeber, Sven Utterström, and Vincenzo Cuccia. After him are Géza Kádas, Ermindo Onega, Peter Donlon, Loren Murchison, Vasco Bergamaschi, and Lajos Maszlay.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Virgilio Piñera ranks 133 out of 300. Before him are José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), Cachao (1918), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Iván Pedroso (1972), Jorge Romo (1923), and José Magriñá (1917). After him are Oswaldo Payá (1952), José Carlos Somoza (1959), Olga Guillot (1922), Héctor Rodríguez (1951), Millard Mitchell (1903), and Carlos Hevia (1900).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, Virgilio Piñera ranks 15. Before him are Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Alina Fernández (1956), and Daína Chaviano (1957). After him are José Carlos Somoza (1959), Raúl Rivero (1945), and Zoé Valdés (1959).

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