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Virgilio Piñera

1912 - 1979

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Virgilio Piñera Llera (August 4, 1912 – October 18, 1979) was a Cuban author, playwright, poet, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works are the poem La isla en peso (1943), the collection of short stories Cuentos Fríos (1956), the novel La carne de René (1952) and the play Electra Garrigó (1959). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virgilio Piñera has received more than 70,757 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Virgilio Piñera is the 5,143rd most popular writer (down from 4,985th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 117th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Cuban Writer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

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  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Virgilio Piñera ranks 5,143 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Mol, Joe Eszterhas, Alfonso Sastre, Walter M. Miller Jr., Wolfgang Hildesheimer, and Riccardo Bacchelli. After him are Cornelia Sorabji, Gjorgji Abadžiev, Anne V. Coates, Henri Béraud, Alexander Vostokov, and Eve Ensler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Virgilio Piñera ranks 308. Before him are Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Natalia Dudinskaya, Erik Larsson, Simón Lecue, Anton Buttigieg, and James Algar. After him are Tibor Berczelly, Dagny Carlsson, Leslie Johnson, Harry Klinefelter, Daniel Mann, and Lauro Amadò. Among people deceased in 1979, Virgilio Piñera ranks 205. Before him are Albert Préjean, Willibald Schmaus, Jacob L. Devers, Yervand Kochar, Paolo Barison, and Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. After him are Juan Arremón, Van McCoy, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Erich Rademacher, Theodora Kroeber, and Ermindo Onega.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Virgilio Piñera ranks 114 out of 300. Before him are José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), César Évora (1959), Alina Fernández (1956), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), Juan Tuñas (1917), and Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861). After him are Mario Cimarro (1971), Olga Guillot (1922), Rudy Sarzo (1950), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Benny Paret (1937), and Tony Plana (1952).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, Virgilio Piñera ranks 14. Before him are José Lezama Lima (1910), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Alina Fernández (1956), and Dulce María Loynaz (1902). After him are José Carlos Somoza (1959), Daína Chaviano (1957), Zoé Valdés (1959), and Raúl Rivero (1945).

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