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Luis Sepúlveda

1949 - 2020

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Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis seˈpulβeða kalfuˈkuɾa]; October 4, 1949 – April 16, 2020) was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda was author of poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, French and Italian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Sepúlveda has received more than 284,795 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Luis Sepúlveda is the 866th most popular writer (down from 618th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Chile (down from 8th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chilean Writer.

Luis Sepúlveda is most famous for his novel "The General in His Labyrinth" which tells the story of Simón Bolívar's last days.

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  • 280k

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Luis Sepúlveda ranks 866 out of 5,755. Before him are Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Kurt Eisner, Éric Zemmour, Jean Webster, Bacchylides, and Sarah, Duchess of York. After him are James May, Otto of Freising, H. Rider Haggard, Appius Claudius Caecus, Jean de Joinville, and Gerard of Cremona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Luis Sepúlveda ranks 53. Before him are Joachim Sauer, Tom Waits, Billy Joel, Issei Sagawa, Thaksin Shinawatra, and Ashraf Ghani. After him are Gene Simmons, Tom Berenger, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Ivana Trump, Zoia Ceaușescu, and Ruud Krol. Among people deceased in 2020, Luis Sepúlveda ranks 51. Before him are Kim Ki-duk, Stirling Moss, Joel Schumacher, Kobe Bryant, Mirella Freni, and Nexhmije Hoxha. After him are Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Eduard Limonov, Ulay, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Clive Cussler, and Philip Warren Anderson.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Luis Sepúlveda ranks 12 out of 265. Before him are Víctor Jara (1932), Sebastián Piñera (1949), Gabriela Mistral (1889), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), Manuel Pellegrini (1953), and Claudio Arrau (1903). After him are Patricio Aylwin (1918), Violeta Parra (1917), Roberto Bolaño (1953), Ricardo Lagos (1938), Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911), and Jorge Medina (1926).

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Among WRITERS In Chile

Among writers born in Chile, Luis Sepúlveda ranks 4. Before him are Pablo Neruda (1904), Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929), and Gabriela Mistral (1889). After him are Roberto Bolaño (1953), Antonio Skármeta (1940), Nicanor Parra (1914), Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), Vicente Huidobro (1893), José Donoso (1924), Cristina Calderón (1928), and Alberto Hurtado (1901).

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