WRITER

Bohumil Hrabal

1914 - 1997

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Bohumil Hrabal (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal]; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bohumil Hrabal has received more than 357,077 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Bohumil Hrabal is the 477th most popular writer (down from 427th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 45th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Czech Writer.

Bohumil Hrabal is most famous for his novels, such as Closely Watched Trains and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. He was a Czech author and a major figure in Czech literature.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bohumil Hrabal ranks 477 out of 7,302. Before him are Louise de La Vallière, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Livius Andronicus, Milena Jesenská, Verner von Heidenstam, and Natsume Sōseki. After him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Martial, W. B. Yeats, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Bohumil Hrabal ranks 16. Before him are Octavio Paz, Julio Cortázar, Alec Guinness, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Richard Widmark, and Mohammed Zahir Shah. After him are Abd al-Karim Qasim, Romain Gary, William S. Burroughs, Willi Stoph, Lída Baarová, and Joe Louis. Among people deceased in 1997, Bohumil Hrabal ranks 17. Before him are Gianni Versace, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Paulo Freire, Melvin Calvin, The Notorious B.I.G., and Roy Lichtenstein. After him are Chaim Herzog, Sviatoslav Richter, Hans Eysenck, William S. Burroughs, Fred Zinnemann, and Isaiah Berlin.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Bohumil Hrabal ranks 56 out of 1,200. Before him are Josef Masopust (1931), Adalbert of Prague (955), Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271), Karel Gott (1939), Emil Hácha (1872), and Milena Jesenská (1896). After him are Peter Grünberg (1939), Anton Raphael Mengs (1728), Karl Renner (1870), George of Poděbrady (1420), Ludmila of Bohemia (860), and Franz Werfel (1890).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Bohumil Hrabal ranks 9. Before him are Václav Havel (1936), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875), Karel Čapek (1890), Jaroslav Hašek (1883), Max Brod (1884), and Milena Jesenská (1896). After him are Franz Werfel (1890), Jaroslav Seifert (1901), Karl Kraus (1874), Julius Fučík (1903), Jan Neruda (1834), and Alfred Kubin (1877).

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