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Paco Ignacio Taibo II

1949 - Today

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Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo; on January 11, 1949), also known as Paco Taibo II or informally as PIT is a Spanish-Mexican writer, novelist and political activist based in Mexico City. He is most widely known as the founder of the neopolicial genre of novel in Latin America and is also a prominent member of the international crime writing community. His Spanish language work has won numerous awards including two Latin American Dashiell Hammett Prizes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paco Ignacio Taibo II has received more than 136,487 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Paco Ignacio Taibo II is the 4,725th most popular writer (down from 4,104th in 2019), the 1,412th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 178th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 16

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  • 2.90

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  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 4,725 out of 5,755Before him are Béla Illés, Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov, Henry Roth, Teresa de la Parra, Imants Ziedonis, and Wilferd Madelung. After him are Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Richard Scarry, Reginald Rose, Jean-Christophe Rufin, Art Buchwald, and Aneirin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 401Before him are Bill O'Reilly, Gyude Bryant, Richard Russo, Randall Wallace, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, and Manolo el del bombo. After him are Jerzy Gorgoń, Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Francisco Robles Ortega, Patrick Nève, Carlos Babington, and Pavel Lungin.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 1,412 out of 2,932Before him are Emilio Arrieta (1823), Bernardo Ruiz (1925), Berenguer de Palou II (1101), Arturo Pomar (1931), Martín Marculeta (1907), and Manolo el del bombo (1949). After him are Sergi Roberto (1992), Diego Tristán (1976), Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778), Paloma San Basilio (1950), Joseíto (1926), and Manuel Arce y Ochotorena (1879).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Paco Ignacio Taibo II ranks 178Before him are Juan de la Cueva (1543), Juan de Mena (1411), León Felipe (1884), Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880), Terenci Moix (1942), and Joseba Sarrionandia (1958). After him are Manuel Curros Enríquez (1851), José Bergamín (1895), José Manuel Caballero (1926), Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918), Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau (1842), and José María de Pereda (1833).

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