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Joseba Sarrionandia

1958 - Today

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Joseba Sarrionandia Uribelarrea (Iurreta, Biscay, April 13, 1958) is a Basque writer who has published a large number of books of poetry and short stories, as well as novels. He has been awarded on numerous occasions for his work, and is nowadays a respected literary personality in the Basque Country. In the early 80s, he was member of the Basque separatist group ETA. In 1985 he escaped from prison and since then he lived underground for decades while continuing to create and publish. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseba Sarrionandia has received more than 37,745 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseba Sarrionandia is the 4,676th most popular writer (down from 4,373rd in 2019), the 1,399th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,296th in 2019) and the 177th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 4,676 out of 5,755. Before him are Veijo Meri, Martin Suter, Steven Millhauser, Bill O'Reilly, Gulnazar Keldi, and Marguerite Audoux. After him are M. R. James, Carlos Monsiváis, Ben Bova, Kārlis Skalbe, Richard Russo, and Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 222. Before him are Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, Matt Frewer, Eddie Cheever, James Wilby, Chibly Langlois, and Helen Fielding. After him are Bebe Neuwirth, Dmitry Kozak, Thomas Hearns, Alannah Myles, Grigory Rodchenkov, and Radu Mihăileanu.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 1,399 out of 2,932. Before him are Pascual Madoz (1806), Víctor Fernández (1960), Santi Cazorla (1984), Rafael Martín Vázquez (1965), Miquel Crusafont i Pairó (1910), and Ventura Rodríguez (1717). After him are Crisant Bosch (1907), Agustín Sancho (1896), Javier Cámara (1967), José Muguerza (1911), Jon Sobrino (1938), and Manuel Anatol (1903).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 177. Before him are Javier Cercas (1962), Juan de la Cueva (1543), Juan de Mena (1411), León Felipe (1884), Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880), and Terenci Moix (1942). After him are Paco Ignacio Taibo II (1949), Manuel Curros Enríquez (1851), José Bergamín (1895), José Manuel Caballero (1926), Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918), and Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842).

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