WRITER

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 39,915 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseba Sarrionandia is the 5,005th most popular writer (down from 4,660th in 2019), the 1,543rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,396th in 2019) and the 174th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 40k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Marginalia
1988
Ez gara geure baitakoak
1989
Gartzelako poemak
Marinel Zaharrak
1988
Hezurrezko xirulak
1991
Hau da ene ondasun guzia
2000
Kolosala izango da
2003
Gartzelako poemak
Munduko zazpi herrialdeetako ipuinak
2008
Kaliforniakoak
2013
Ez gara geure baitakoak
1989
Marinel Zaharrak
1988

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 5,005 out of 7,302. Before him are Henjō, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Paul van Ostaijen, Margery Kempe, Paul Mattick, and Dany Laferrière. After him are Gabriel Aresti, Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau, Ramón J. Sender, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Sidney Howard, and Þorbjörn Hornklofi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 258. Before him are Bernard Fellay, Alexander Nevzorov, Zoran Vujović, Grandmaster Flash, Abdul Kabir, and Frank Mill. After him are Rosa Liksom, Greg Germann, Nichi Vendola, André Hennicke, Boris Kagarlitsky, and Mychael Danna.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 1,543 out of 3,355. Before him are Ángel Atienza (1931), José Luis Garci (1944), José Bergamín (1895), Sito Pons (1959), Rebeca Linares (1983), and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823). After him are Manolo el del bombo (1949), Pedri (2002), Gabriel Aresti (1933), Delio Rodríguez (1916), Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842), and Ramón J. Sender (1901).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Joseba Sarrionandia ranks 174. Before him are Juan de la Cueva (1543), Yann Martel (1963), Corín Tellado (1927), Beatriz Galindo (1465), Rosa Chacel (1898), and José Bergamín (1895). After him are Gabriel Aresti (1933), Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842), Ramón J. Sender (1901), Jean Cassou (1897), Ángel Ganivet (1865), and León Felipe (1884).

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