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Luigi Capuana

1839 - 1915

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Luigi Capuana (May 28, 1839 – November 29, 1915) was an Italian author and journalist and one of the most important members of the verist movement (see also verismo (literature)). He was a contemporary of Giovanni Verga, both having been born in the province of Catania within a year of each other. He was also one of the first Italian authors influenced by the works of Émile Zola, French author and creator of naturalism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luigi Capuana has received more than 53,365 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Luigi Capuana is the 3,493rd most popular writer (down from 3,221st in 2019), the 2,868th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,647th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 50.10

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Luigi Capuana ranks 3,493 out of 5,755. Before him are Ammonius of Alexandria, Paul Johnson, Giuseppe Parini, Pelagonius, Berdi Kerbabayev, and Herman Wouk. After him are Brendan Behan, Mariano Azuela, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Misuzu Kaneko, Frédéric Beigbeder, and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Luigi Capuana ranks 53. Before him are Bernardino Caballero, Julius Petersen, Eduard Nápravník, Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Nelson A. Miles, and Pascual Cervera y Topete. After him are Harry Seeley, Otto Finsch, Caterina Volpicelli, Friedrich Gernsheim, Calixto García, and Georges Rayet. Among people deceased in 1915, Luigi Capuana ranks 71. Before him are Rupert Brooke, Stojan Novaković, Louis Pergaud, Emil Rathenau, Johann Joseph Abert, and Richard Lydekker. After him are Leo Frank, Jerzy Żuławski, Frank James, Tevfik Fikret, Karl Staaff, and Pascual Orozco.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luigi Capuana ranks 2,868 out of 4,668. Before him are Marco Cé (1925), Radoald of Benevento (650), Giovanni da Udine (1487), Pierino Prati (1946), Giuseppe Parini (1729), and Franco Maria Malfatti (1927). After him are Nicolò Contarini (1553), Silvestro Valier (1630), Mario Corso (1941), Anna Galiena (1954), Luigi Carlo Borromeo (1893), and Abella (1400).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Luigi Capuana ranks 202. Before him are Laura Mancinelli (1933), Titus Calpurnius Siculus (290), Goffredo Mameli (1827), Francesco de Sanctis (1817), Giovanni della Casa (1503), and Giuseppe Parini (1729). After him are Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791), Mario Soldati (1906), Vasco Pratolini (1913), Carlo Rosselli (1899), Remmius Palaemon (100), and Corrado Alvaro (1895).

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