WRITER

Josep Pla

1897 - 1981

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Josep Pla i Casadevall (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp ˈpla]; 8 March 1897 – 23 April 1981) was a Spanish journalist and a popular author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josep Pla has received more than 76,805 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Josep Pla is the 1,813th most popular writer (down from 1,757th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from Spain (down from 618th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 77k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Cartes de lluny
Biography, Catalan Authors, Description and travel
1980
El quadern gris
Catalan Authors, Diaries
1983
Grandes tipos
Biography, Spanish Authors, Autores españoles
1959
Girona
1976
El carrer estret
1953
Dietarios
Diaries
2001

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Josep Pla ranks 1,813 out of 7,302. Before him are Mir Taqi Mir, Alberto Manguel, Petros Markaris, Alfredo M. Bonanno, Theophylact of Ohrid, and Martin of Opava. After him are Agnes Smedley, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Masaoka Shiki, Theodor Nöldeke, Juan Carlos Onetti, and Frederik Pohl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Josep Pla ranks 99. Before him are Kurt Gerron, Johann Rattenhuber, Polina Zhemchuzhina, Fredric March, Bulbul, and Olga Chekhova. After him are Louis Réard, Alexandre Tansman, George Szell, Otto Dietrich, John Bagot Glubb, and Joseph Darnand. Among people deceased in 1981, Josep Pla ranks 58. Before him are Mike Hailwood, Christy Brown, Heinz Kohut, Albert Cohen, Mao Dun, and Prince Yasuhiko Asaka. After him are Giuseppe Pella, Lotte Reiniger, Gunichi Mikawa, Valeri Kharlamov, Gloria Grahame, and Natalia Pavlovna Paley.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josep Pla ranks 639 out of 3,355. Before him are Antonio de Nebrija (1441), Ardo (700), Isabella Colbran (1785), Santiago Cañizares (1969), Sisenand (605), and José Ángel Iribar (1943). After him are David de Gea (1990), Antonio de Cabezón (1510), Manuel Fraga (1922), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Ángel Nieto (1947), and Diego Laynez (1512).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Josep Pla ranks 66. Before him are Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Mateo Alemán (1547), Sabino Arana (1865), Miguel Hernández (1910), Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), and Antonio de Nebrija (1441). After him are Abbot Oliba (971), Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978), Luis de León (1527), José de Espronceda (1808), José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920), and Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833).

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