Miguel de Unamuno

Spanish poet (1864-1936)

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Lived 1864–1936, aged 72Spain

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Fame28.5
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Spain rank#66
Academics rank#126
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1864–1936
Aged 72

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Updated 2026-05-29

Spanish philosopher and novelist who made his mark with Tragic Sense of Life (1913), a meditation on existential dread that defined early-twentieth-century Spanish thought. His novels—particularly Mist and Abel Sánchez—rewired the form itself.

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Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher and academic. His major philosophical essay was Tragic Sense of Life (1913), and his most famous novels were Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion (1917), a modern exploration of the Cain and Abel story, and Mist (1914), which The Literary Encyclopedia calls "the most acclaimed Spanish Modernist novel".

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