1937 - 2005
Juan José Saer (Serodino, Santa Fe, Argentina, June 28, 1937 – Paris, France, June 11, 2005) was an Argentine writer, considered one of the most important in Latin American literature and in Spanish-language literature of the 20th century. He is considered the most important writer of Argentina after Jorge Luis Borges (according to Martin Kohan) and the best Argentine writer of the second half of the 20th century (according to Beatriz Sarlo). Four of his novels - La Pesquisa, El Entenado, La Grande and Glosa - appear on various lists made by Latin American and Spanish writers and critics of the best 100 books in the Spanish language of the last 25 years For his novel La Ocasión he won the Nadal Prize in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan José Saer has received more than 58,544 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan José Saer is the 4,011th most popular writer (down from 3,585th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 267th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Argentinean Writer.
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Among writers, Juan José Saer ranks 4,011 out of 5,755. Before him are Arno Holz, Yervant Odian, Eduard von Keyserling, Maryana Marrash, Pherecrates, and Josefina Pla. After him are David Mamet, Russell Kirk, Arkady Averchenko, Francisco Umbral, Guillermo Arriaga, and Daniil Granin.
1863 - 1929
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 4,005
1869 - 1926
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,006
1855 - 1918
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,007
1848 - 1919
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,008
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,009
1903 - 1999
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,010
1937 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,011
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,012
1918 - 1994
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,013
1881 - 1925
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,014
1932 - 2007
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,015
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,016
1919 - 2017
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 4,017
Among people born in 1937, Juan José Saer ranks 272. Before him are Magnar Solberg, Ivo Daneu, Birju Maharaj, Barbro Lindgren, Alfredo M. Bonanno, and Helmut Recknagel. After him are Brian G. Marsden, Vittorio Adorni, David Margulies, Zoltán Horváth, Anita Traversi, and Moacyr Scliar. Among people deceased in 2005, Juan José Saer ranks 185. Before him are Nirmal Verma, John Love, William Rehnquist, Saunders Mac Lane, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Luther Vandross. After him are Lane Smith, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Constant Nieuwenhuys, Gennady Sarafanov, John Vernon, and Song Renqiong.
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 266
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 267
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 268
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 269
1937 - 2023
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 270
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 271
1937 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 272
1937 - 2010
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 273
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 274
1937 - 2016
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 275
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 276
1937 - 1991
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 277
1937 - 2011
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 278
1929 - 2005
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 179
1924 - 2005
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 180
1924 - 2005
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 181
1909 - 2005
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 182
1913 - 2005
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 183
1951 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 184
1937 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 185
1936 - 2005
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 186
1914 - 2005
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 187
1920 - 2005
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 188
1942 - 2005
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 189
1932 - 2005
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 190
1909 - 2005
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 191
Among people born in Argentina, Juan José Saer ranks 294 out of 1,019. Before him are Edmundo Piaggio (1905), Oscar Ruggeri (1962), Abel Balbo (1966), Norberto Alonso (1953), Martín Demichelis (1980), and Manu Ginóbili (1977). After him are Javier Pastore (1989), Tita Merello (1904), Giora Feidman (1936), Ricardo Gareca (1958), Luis Sáenz Peña (1822), and Manuel Quintana (1835).
1905 - 1975
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 288
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 289
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 290
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 291
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 292
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 293
1937 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 294
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 295
1904 - 2002
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 296
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 297
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 298
1822 - 1907
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 299
1835 - 1906
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 300
Among writers born in Argentina, Juan José Saer ranks 18. Before him are Jorge Bucay (1949), María Kodama (1937), Leopoldo Lugones (1874), Roberto Arlt (1900), Esteban Echeverría (1805), and Ricardo Piglia (1941). After him are Hector Bianciotti (1930), Rodolfo Walsh (1927), Olga Orozco (1920), César Aira (1949), Ariel Dorfman (1942), and Roberto Juarroz (1925).
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 12
1937 - 2023
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 13
1874 - 1938
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 14
1900 - 1942
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 15
1805 - 1851
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 16
1941 - 2017
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 17
1937 - 2005
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 18
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 19
1927 - 1977
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 20
1920 - 1999
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 21
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 22
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 23
1925 - 1995
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 24