WRITER

José Emilio Pacheco

1939 - 2014

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José Emilio Pacheco Berny (30 June 1939 – 26 January 2014) was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the major Mexican poets of the second half of the 20th century. The Berlin International Literature Festival has praised him as "one of the most significant contemporary Latin American poets". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Emilio Pacheco has received more than 110,626 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. José Emilio Pacheco is the 3,733rd most popular writer (down from 3,642nd in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Mexican Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

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  • 50.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Morirás lejos
1967
El viento distante
1963
El principio del placer
Cuentos mexicanos, Mexican Short stories
1972
Album de zoología
Animals, Poetry
1985
El reposo del fuego
1966
Los elementos de la noche
1963

Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 3,733 out of 7,302. Before him are Georgette Heyer, Wu Jingzi, Bruno Apitz, Innokenty Annensky, Philippe Jaccottet, and James A. Michener. After him are Margit Kaffka, Og Mandino, Franco Sacchetti, Ernst Jandl, Jules Janin, and Théophile Thoré-Bürger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 283. Before him are Giorgio Ferrini, Claudette Colvin, Robert Waseige, Peter Revson, Khin Nyunt, and Oʻtkir Sultonov. After him are Samad Behrangi, Chögyam Trungpa, Ernesto Castano, Jacques Vallée, Friedel Lutz, and Ron Atkinson. Among people deceased in 2014, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 206. Before him are Louise Brough, György Lázár, Alice Coachman, Charlie Haden, Rafael Addiego Bruno, and Dave Legeno. After him are Simin Behbahani, Said Akl, Ilija Pantelić, François Cavanna, René Burri, and Saul Zaentz.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 176 out of 729. Before him are Ana Martín (1945), Nigel Bruce (1895), Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902), Maite Perroni (1983), Luis Donaldo Colosio (1950), and Juan N. Méndez (1820). After him are Tomás Balcázar (1931), Mariano Paredes (1797), Alfonso Reyes (1889), Amado Nervo (1870), Luis Hernández (1968), and Cesar Millan (1969).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, José Emilio Pacheco ranks 10. Before him are Juan Rulfo (1917), Fernando del Paso (1935), Laura Esquivel (1950), Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), Rosario Castellanos (1925), and Mariano Azuela (1873). After him are Amado Nervo (1870), Cesar Millan (1969), Don Miguel Ruiz (1952), Guillermo Arriaga (1958), Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928), and Juan José Arreola (1921).

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