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Álvaro Mutis

1923 - 2013

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Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He won the 1991 International Nonino Prize in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Álvaro Mutis has received more than 96,072 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Álvaro Mutis is the 2,174th most popular writer (down from 2,139th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Colombia (down from 26th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Colombian Writer.

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

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  • 3.59

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Álvaro Mutis ranks 2,174 out of 5,755Before him are José-Maria de Heredia, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Justus of Tiberias, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, and S. Ansky. After him are Irvine Welsh, John Edward Williams, Nima Yooshij, Cassius Longinus, Cleitarchus, and Annie M. G. Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Álvaro Mutis ranks 128Before him are Wally Schirra, Alexandre Astruc, Joseph Heller, Tito Puente, Andrés Rodríguez, and Anita Björk. After him are Albert Vanhoye, Karl Vaino, Judith Kerr, Peter Vaughan, Hans Riegel, and Mario Brega. Among people deceased in 2013, Álvaro Mutis ranks 135Before him are Shakuntala Devi, Georges Lautner, Marc Rich, Margherita Hack, Édouard Molinaro, and Clive Burr. After him are Karen Black, Luis Cubilla, Marta Eggerth, Alain Mimoun, Hans Riegel, and Walter De Maria.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Álvaro Mutis ranks 31 out of 306Before him are Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1929), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), Radamel Falcao (1986), José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1919), and Samael Aun Weor (1917). After him are Luis Garavito (1957), John Leguizamo (1964), Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929), Juan Pablo Montoya (1975), and Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795).

Among WRITERS In Colombia

Among writers born in Colombia, Álvaro Mutis ranks 4Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), and Samael Aun Weor (1917). After him are Jorge Isaacs (1837), Fernando Vallejo (1942), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), and Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973).