WRITER

Miguel Otero Silva

1908 - 1985

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Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miguel Otero Silva has received more than 54,656 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel Otero Silva is the 5,322nd most popular writer (down from 4,782nd in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Venezuelan Writer.

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  • 46.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Fiebre
1940
Casas muertas
Fiction
1955
Casas muertas
1965
Oficina no. 1
1961
Cuando quiero llorar no lloro
Revoluciones, Revolutions
This book have a page of a girl when she was in 6th grade the last day of school.
1970
La muerte de Honorio
1963

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 5,322 out of 7,302. Before him are Simon Gregorčič, Gorch Fock, Ferdinand von Saar, Curt Siodmak, Kitamura Tokoku, and Delphine de Vigan. After him are Kalliroi Parren, Charles Wilkins, Giuseppe Giusti, Patrick Chamoiseau, Peter Gould, and Horst Faas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 319. Before him are Erik Almgren, Yvette Cauchois, Pierre Graber, Buster Crabbe, Morris Kline, and Karl Warner. After him are Olaf Hoffsbakken, Pietro Pastore, Tsendiin Damdinsüren, Abdulla Aliş, Birago Diop, and Mary Welsh Hemingway. Among people deceased in 1985, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 212. Before him are Andy Stanfield, George O'Brien, Mikhail Gromov, Alfredo Duhalde, Zoot Sims, and Abdus Sattar. After him are Tom Richards, Efrem Zimbalist, Harry Hopman, Josip Primožič, Archie Stark, and Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 72 out of 183. Before him are Henrique Capriles (1972), Ignacio Velasco (1929), Edgar Sanabria (1911), Rafael Cadenas (1930), Ignacio Andrade (1839), and Humberto Fernández-Morán (1924). After him are Victorino Márquez Bustillos (1858), Eugenio Montejo (1938), Pedro Gual Escandón (1783), Julián Castro (1810), Pastor Maldonado (1985), and Diosdado Cabello (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Venezuela

Among writers born in Venezuela, Miguel Otero Silva ranks 5. Before him are Rómulo Gallegos (1884), Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879), Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906), and Rafael Cadenas (1930). After him are Eugenio Montejo (1938), José Gil Fortoul (1861), Boris Izaguirre (1965), and Francisco Villarroel (1965).

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