WRITER

José Lezama Lima

1910 - 1976

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José María Andrés Fernando Lezama Lima (December 19, 1910 – August 9, 1976) was a Cuban writer, poet and essayist. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Cuban and Latin American literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Lezama Lima has received more than 113,828 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. José Lezama Lima is the 3,100th most popular writer (up from 3,122nd in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 68th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Cuban Writer.

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  • 110k

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  • 59.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Lezama Lima ranks 3,100 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter Hasenclever, Jojo Moyes, Dracontius, Charlie Kaufman, Zivia Lubetkin, and Luigi Alamanni. After him are Zacharias Werner, Hans Aanrud, Antonio García Gutiérrez, Jean-Christophe Grangé, Ken Robinson, and Sohrab Sepehri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, José Lezama Lima ranks 152. Before him are Elmar Klos, Yekaterina Furtseva, Claire Trevor, Nathan Alterman, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Jean Servais. After him are Olga Bergholz, Gunnar Höckert, Aldo Olivieri, Wilfred Thesiger, Georgios Zoitakis, and Kelly Johnson. Among people deceased in 1976, José Lezama Lima ranks 113. Before him are E. H. Shepard, Werner March, Boris Iofan, Nam Il, Nikolay Nosov, and Jean Servais. After him are Rosalind Russell, Wan Waithayakon, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Angelo Iachino, Pinhas Lavon, and Zdeněk Fierlinger.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José Lezama Lima ranks 65 out of 300. Before him are José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), José Giral (1879), Celia Sánchez (1920), Chucho Valdés (1941), and Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955). After him are Mario García Menocal (1866), Chelo Alonso (1933), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Jorge Bolet (1914), Frank País (1934), and Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, José Lezama Lima ranks 8. Before him are José Martí (1853), Paul Lafargue (1842), Nicolás Guillén (1902), José-Maria de Heredia (1842), Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929), and Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955). After him are Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Alina Fernández (1956), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), and Virgilio Piñera (1912).

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