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Luis Goytisolo

Spanish novelist

1935 - 2026

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Goytisolo is the 4,082nd most popular writer, the 1,281st most popular biography from Spain and the 150th most popular Spanish Writer.

Luis Goytisolo was best known for his tetralogy Antagony published between 1973 and 1981. He wrote the start of Antagony on used pieces of toilet paper during four months in Carabanchel Prison in 1963. Antagony was considered by El Mundo to be one of the best novels of the 20th century with a full English translation published in 2022.

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Luis Goytisolo's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 57.83.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Luis Goytisolo ranks 4,082 out of 7,707. Before him are Edith Bruck, Jovan Sterija Popović, Leigh Brackett, Shushanik Kurghinian, Eric Frank Russell, and Hovhannes Shiraz. After him are Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier, Nuruddin Farah, Vira Vovk, André Schwarz-Bart, Laura Cereta, and Anne Hébert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Luis Goytisolo ranks 276. Before him are Alfrēds Rubiks, Syd Field, Rafer Johnson, Bernard Pivot, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., and Hrvoje Šarinić. After him are Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Oscar Panno, Giacomo Losi, Alfredo del Águila, Pedro Manfredini, and Mari Törőcsik. Among people deceased in 2026, Luis Goytisolo ranks 165. Before him are Claudette Colvin, Dóra Maurer, Eeva Kilpi, Eric Dane, Dick Parry, and Semyon Gluzman. After him are Helmuth Rilling, Frederick Wiseman, Goran Sukno, Hüsamettin Cindoruk, Susan George, and Valie Export.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Goytisolo ranks 1,281 out of 3,981. Before him are Pasqual Maragall (1941), Conchita Supervía (1895), Antonio Moreno (1887), Rodrigo Rato (1949), Ruperto Chapí (1851), and Úrsula Corberó (1989). After him are Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950), Rafael Lesmes (1926), Arsenio Iglesias (1930), Paco Bienzobas (1909), David Ferrer (1982), and José Araquistáin (1937).

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Among Writers In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Luis Goytisolo ranks 150. Before him are Quim Monzó (1952), Alejandro Casona (1903), Ramiro de Maeztu (1875), Joseba Sarrionandia (1958), Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), and Rosa Montero (1951). After him are Carmen de Burgos (1867), Eduardo Pondal (1835), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), María de Zayas (1590), Josefina Pla (1903), and Ildefonso Falcones (1959).

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