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Marin Sorescu

1936 - 1996

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Marin Sorescu (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈrin soˈresku] ; 29 February 1936 – 8 December 1996) was a Romanian poet, playwright, and novelist. His works were translated into more than 20 countries, and the total number of his books that were published abroad rises up to 60 books. He has also been known for his painting, and he opened many art exhibits in Romania and abroad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marin Sorescu has received more than 81,279 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Marin Sorescu is the 4,639th most popular writer (down from 4,095th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from Romania (down from 281st in 2019) and the 45th most popular Romanian Writer.

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  • 81k

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  • 46.50

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marin Sorescu ranks 4,639 out of 5,755Before him are Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Georg Calixtus, Cynewulf, Erico Verissimo, Jan Kasprowicz, and León Felipe. After him are William Dean Howells, Katarina Frostenson, Zig Ziglar, Jean Cau, Jan van Beers, and Russell Banks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Marin Sorescu ranks 362Before him are Edward Gibson, Larry Cohen, Kjell Grede, Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, and Trevor Taylor. After him are Jack Lousma, Míriam Colón, Ashley Cooper, C. Gordon Fullerton, Pen Sovan, and Carlos Mota Pinto. Among people deceased in 1996, Marin Sorescu ranks 207Before him are Petre Steinbach, Robert Nisbet, Antonio Creus, Roger Lapébie, Harry Andersson, and Arthur Rudolph. After him are David Tudor, Léon-Étienne Duval, Gesualdo Bufalino, José Lázaro Robles, N. T. Rama Rao, and Hermann Kesten.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Marin Sorescu ranks 339 out of 665Before him are Nicolae Dobrin (1947), Alexandru Borbely (1910), Emerich Vogl (1905), Constantin Argetoianu (1871), Constantin Rădulescu (1896), and Constantin Angelescu (1869). After him are Oskar Pastior (1927), Gheorghe Albu (1909), Samuel Zauber (1901), Constantin Stanciu (1911), Maricica Puică (1950), and Corneliu Mănescu (1916).

Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Marin Sorescu ranks 45Before him are Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Constantin Negruzzi (1808), Gáspár Heltai (1510), Gabriela Adameșteanu (1942), Miklós Jósika (1794), and C. A. Rosetti (1816). After him are Oskar Pastior (1927), László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), Monica Lovinescu (1923), and Árpád Tóth (1886).