WRITER

Joan Fuster

1922 - 1992

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Joan Fuster i Ortells (Valencian pronunciation: [dʒuˈaɱ fusˈteɾ j oɾˈteʎs]; 23 November 1922 – 21 June 1992) was an influential Catalan writer. He is considered a major writer in the Valencian language (a dialect of the Catalan language), and his work contributed to reinvigorate left-wing, pro-Catalan nationalism in Valencia during the Spanish transition to democracy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Fuster has received more than 39,031 page views. His biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Fuster is the 147th most popular writer (up from 1,116th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 358th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Writer.

Joan Fuster is most famous for his work in the field of semiotics, which is the study of signs and symbols.

Memorability Metrics

  • 39k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 90

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 26.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joan Fuster ranks 147 out of 7,302. Before him are Petronius, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott, Dr. Seuss, and Eugène Ionesco. After him are Elias Canetti, William Faulkner, Jean Racine, Naguib Mahfouz, Annie Ernaux, and Joseph Conrad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Joan Fuster ranks 4. Before him are Yitzhak Rabin, José Saramago, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. After him are Christopher Lee, Stan Lee, Norodom Sihanouk, Judy Garland, Franjo Tuđman, Pierre Cardin, Thomas Kuhn, and Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Among people deceased in 1992, Joan Fuster ranks 8. Before him are Isaac Asimov, Grace Hopper, Alexander Dubček, Menachem Begin, Willy Brandt, and Friedrich Hayek. After him are Francis Bacon, Astor Piazzolla, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, Giovanni Falcone, and John Cage.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joan Fuster ranks 42 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Isidore of Seville (560), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Luis Buñuel (1900), Charles III of Spain (1716), and Pope Callixtus III (1379). After him are Montserrat Caballé (1933), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Arcadius (377), Roland (736), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), and Michael Servetus (1509).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Joan Fuster ranks 3. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes (1547), and Federico García Lorca (1898). After him are Lope de Vega (1562), Quintilian (35), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Lucan (39), Seneca the Elder (-54), Martial (40), and Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881).

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