WRITER

Aglaja Veteranyi

1962 - 2002

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Aglaja Veteranyi (1962–2002) was a Swiss writer of Romanian origin, from a family of Romanian and Hungarian descent. She was born in Bucharest but eventually settled in Switzerland with her family of touring circus performers. She is best known for her novel Why the Child Is Cooking in the Polenta. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aglaja Veteranyi has received more than 23,938 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Aglaja Veteranyi is the 6,092nd most popular writer, the 500th most popular biography from Romania and the 57th most popular Romanian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 24k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Das Regal der letzten Atemzüge
2002
De ce fierbe copilul in mamaliga
2003
Por Que Se Cuece El Nino En LA Polenta (Otras Lenguas)
2001
Why the child is cooking in the polenta
Fiction, general
2012
Warum das Kind in der Polenta kocht.
2001
Vom geräumten Meer, den gemieteten Socken und Frau Butter
2004
Why the child is cooking in the polenta
Fiction, general
2012
Vom geräumten Meer, den gemieteten Socken und Frau Butter
2004
Por Que Se Cuece El Nino En LA Polenta (Otras Lenguas)
2001
Warum das Kind in der Polenta kocht
1999
Das Regal der letzten Atemzüge
2002
Warum das Kind in der Polenta kocht.
2001

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 6,092 out of 7,302. Before her are Miklós Haraszti, Zadie Smith, Margaret Drabble, Coventry Patmore, Owen Barfield, and Peter Orlovsky. After her are János Batsányi, Jakob Jakobsen, Sigitas Geda, John Betjeman, Eva Crane, and Pavel Antokolsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 432. Before her are Sarah Gilbert, Marc Lavoine, Ben Browder, Guillermo Fariñas, Shigetatsu Matsunaga, and Nana Ioseliani. After her are Arnaud Montebourg, Guy Pratt, Jan Urban, Jean-Marc Ferreri, Erika Salumäe, and Davey Boy Smith. Among people deceased in 2002, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 309. Before her are Francisco Cabañas, Jerome Biffle, Bob Hayes, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Joyce Cooper, and Pierre Rapsat. After her are Davey Boy Smith, W. T. Tutte, John James, Vladimir Romashkin, Charles Sheffield, and Ward Kimball.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 500 out of 844. Before her are Mihai Stoichiță (1954), Adina-Ioana Vălean (1968), Vasile Andrei (1955), Mihai Tudose (1967), Adriana Bazon (1963), and Mircea Diaconu (1949). After her are Iulian Filipescu (1974), Ecaterina Szabo (1967), Calistrat Cuțov (1948), Ion Negoițescu (1921), Daniela Silivaș (1972), and Rudolf Kotormány (1911).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 57. Before her are Miklós Jósika (1794), George Călinescu (1899), Dan Pagis (1930), László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), and Árpád Tóth (1886). After her are Ion Negoițescu (1921), Linda Maria Baros (1981), Attila Bartis (1968), Delia Grigore (1972), and Dan Stanca (1956).

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