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José Lezama Lima

1910 - 1976

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José María Andrés Fernando Lezama Lima (December 19, 1910 – August 9, 1976) was a Cuban writer, poet and essayist. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Cuban and Latin American literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Lezama Lima has received more than 104,428 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. José Lezama Lima is the 3,133rd most popular writer (down from 2,803rd in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Cuban Writer.

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  • 51.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Lezama Lima ranks 3,133 out of 5,755. Before him are Holger Drachmann, Anthony Berkeley Cox, Robert de Clari, Cristina Calderón, Jim Carroll, and Bill Bryson. After him are Futabatei Shimei, John Perkins, Lytton Strachey, Alexandre Herculano, Tiziano Terzani, and Corippus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, José Lezama Lima ranks 150. Before him are Lothar Collatz, Jeanne Hersch, Richard Conte, Qian Zhongshu, Ennio Flaiano, and Helene Mayer. After him are Ángel Sanz Briz, Karl Kling, Ram Manohar Lohia, Wilfred Thesiger, Gunnar Höckert, and Cyril Cusack. Among people deceased in 1976, José Lezama Lima ranks 117. Before him are Nikolay Nosov, Juan d'Arienzo, Pinhas Lavon, Jack Cassidy, Lotte Lehmann, and Wan Waithayakon. After him are Bobby Pearce, L. S. Lowry, Mark Tobey, Alfons Rebane, Jean Martinon, and Jean Servais.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José Lezama Lima ranks 68 out of 248. Before him are Orlando Martínez (1944), Jorge Bolet (1914), José Giral (1879), Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), María Conchita Alonso (1957), and Frank País (1934). After him are Celia Sánchez (1920), Pablo Milanés (1943), Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936), Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), and Luis Posada Carriles (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, José Lezama Lima ranks 8. Before him are José Martí (1853), Paul Lafargue (1842), Reinaldo Arenas (1943), Nicolás Guillén (1902), José-Maria de Heredia (1842), and Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929). After him are Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), and Virgilio Piñera (1912).

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