WRITER

José Carlos Somoza

1959 - Today

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José Carlos Somoza Ortega (born 13 November 1959) is a Spanish author. He was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1960 his family moved to Spain after being exiled for political reasons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Carlos Somoza has received more than 43,357 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). José Carlos Somoza is the 5,399th most popular writer (down from 5,253rd in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Cuban Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 43k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

2002
La caverna de las ideas
Ficción, Grecia, Arqueología
2000
Zig Zag
Time reversal, Women scientists, String models
2006
Clara y la penumbra
2001
La llave del abismo
2007
The Athenian murders
Murder, Fiction, Boys
In ancient Athens, one of the pupils of PlatoUs Academy is found dead. His idealistic teacher Diagoras is convinced the pupilUs death is not as accidental as it appears, and asks the famous Heracles Pontor, the "Decipherer of Enigmas, " to investigate.
2002

Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Carlos Somoza ranks 5,399 out of 7,302. Before him are Jorge Icaza Coronel, Adolf Bartels, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Ring Lardner, Aya Kitō, and Elizabeth Hawley. After him are John Connolly, William Harrison Ainsworth, Henry Roth, Kang Kyeong-ae, Ibrahim Kuni, and Kristin Hannah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, José Carlos Somoza ranks 310. Before him are Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Jayne Atkinson, Billy Campbell, Kim Newman, Norm Macdonald, and Yasuhito Suzuki. After him are Dainis Kūla, Darío Grandinetti, Michael Klein, Nobuo Kishi, Viktor Chanov, and Andrey Belousov.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José Carlos Somoza ranks 123 out of 300. Before him are Rudy Sarzo (1950), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Benny Paret (1937), Tony Plana (1952), Mijaín López (1982), and Carlos Mendieta (1873). After him are Addys Mercedes (1985), Orlando Martínez (1944), Carlos Hevia (1900), Oswaldo Payá (1952), Carmen Herrera (1915), and Millard Mitchell (1903).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, José Carlos Somoza ranks 15. Before 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). After him are Daína Chaviano (1957), Zoé Valdés (1959), and Raúl Rivero (1945).

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