WRITER

Paul Goma

1935 - 2020

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Paul Goma (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ul ˈɡoma]; October 2, 1935 – March 24, 2020) was a Romanian writer, known for his activities as a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime before 1989. Forced into exile by the communist authorities, he became a political refugee and resided in France as a stateless person. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Goma has received more than 90,294 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Paul Goma is the 4,243rd most popular writer (down from 3,693rd in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Moldova (down from 30th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Moldovan Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 90k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ostinato
1971
Patimile după Pitești
1981
Amnezia la români
Political and social views
1992
Profil bas
2001
Soldatul cîinelui
1983
În cerc
1977

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Goma ranks 4,243 out of 7,302. Before him are Mascha Kaléko, Žemaitė, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Isotta Nogarola, Bill Bryson, and Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani. After him are Sofi Oksanen, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Valerian Pidmohylny, Gabriela Adameșteanu, and Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Paul Goma ranks 288. Before him are Gary Peacock, Gundi Busch, Elisabeth Rehn, Jacques Gaillot, Bill Brack, and Hrvoje Šarinić. After him are Theodor Hoffmann, Bobby Morrow, John Patrick Foley, Percy Adlon, Gary Player, and Don McCullin. Among people deceased in 2020, Paul Goma ranks 340. Before him are Sugathakumari, Luis Eduardo Aute, Gary Peacock, Ewa Demarczyk, Joan Feynman, and Rika Zaraï. After him are Patrick Devedjian, Genesis P-Orridge, René Felber, Marcello Abbado, Juan Giménez, and Adalet Ağaoğlu.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Paul Goma ranks 38 out of 107. Before him are Dan Balan (1979), Grigore Vieru (1935), Svetlana Toma (1947), Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (1838), Emil Loteanu (1936), and Dorin Recean (1974). After him are Anatoliy Kinakh (1954), Alexei Mateevici (1888), Sergey Aksyonov (1972), I. A. L. Diamond (1920), Lia van Leer (1924), and Serhiy Tihipko (1960).

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Among WRITERS In Moldova

Among writers born in Moldova, Paul Goma ranks 3. Before him are Ion Druță (1928), and Grigore Vieru (1935). After him are Alexei Mateevici (1888), and I. A. L. Diamond (1920).

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