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WRITER

Juan Gabriel Vásquez

1973 - Today

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Juan Gabriel Vásquez (born 1973) is a Colombian writer, journalist and translator. He has written many novels, short stories, literary essays, and numerous articles of political commentary. His novel The Sound of Things Falling, published in Spanish in 2011, won the Alfaguara Novel Prize and the 2014 International Dublin Literary Award, among other prizes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Gabriel Vásquez has received more than 142,319 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Juan Gabriel Vásquez is the 5,886th most popular writer (down from 5,279th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 126th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Colombian Writer.

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  • 140k

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  • 39.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 5,886 out of 5,755Before him are William H. Gass, Kim Thúy, Phyllis A. Whitney, Wilma Mankiller, George S. Kaufman, and Nathaniel Parker Willis. After him are Ruth Graham, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Monika Fagerholm, August Wilson, Oliver Friggieri, and Rami Saari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 371Before him are Georgi Kinkladze, Juan Manuel Márquez, Deng Yaping, Sun Wen, Rui Jorge, and Alberto Berasategui. After him are Igli Tare, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Ian Murdock, Chino Moreno, Frank Rost, and Choi Yo-sam.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 139 out of 306Before him are Manolo Cardona (1977), Juan Arango (1980), Adrián Ramos (1986), Willington Ortiz (1952), Juan Fernando Quintero (1993), and Johan Vonlanthen (1986). After him are Gerardo Bedoya (1975), Carlos Sánchez (1986), Ana María Orozco (1973), Lupe Fuentes (1987), Alexis Mendoza (1961), and Santiago Arias (1992).

Among WRITERS In Colombia

Among writers born in Colombia, Juan Gabriel Vásquez ranks 8Before him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Álvaro Mutis (1923), Jorge Isaacs (1837), Fernando Vallejo (1942), and José Eustasio Rivera (1888).