WRITER

Danilo Kiš

1935 - 1989

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Danilo Kiš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Киш; born Dániel Kiss; 22 February 1935 – 15 October 1989) was a Yugoslav and Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Danilo Kiš has received more than 237,068 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Danilo Kiš is the 815th most popular writer (up from 971st in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Serbian Writer.

Danilo Kiš is most famous for his novel, "A Tomb for Boris Davidovich."

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Danilo Kiš ranks 815 out of 7,302. Before him are Magtymguly Pyragy, Max Frisch, Dobrica Ćosić, John le Carré, Basava, and Odysseas Elytis. After him are Charles Maurras, Tony Buzan, Jerome K. Jerome, Edgar Wallace, Ban Gu, and Theodor Fontane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Danilo Kiš ranks 39. Before him are Mercedes Sosa, Bibi Andersson, Seiji Ozawa, Miroslav Blažević, Adnan Khashoggi, and Ryke Geerd Hamer. After him are Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Jerry Lee Lewis, Giya Kancheli, Jim Peebles, Artur Rasizade, and Mirella Freni. Among people deceased in 1989, Danilo Kiš ranks 39. Before him are John Hicks, Joris Ivens, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Hermann Oberth, Michel Aflaq, and Kōnosuke Matsushita. After him are William Shockley, John Cassavetes, Bruce Chatwin, Leon Festinger, Cornel Wilde, and Jerzy Kukuczka.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Danilo Kiš ranks 54 out of 661. Before him are Milorad Pavić (1929), Aleksandar Ranković (1909), Milan Nedić (1878), Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1806), Bora Milutinović (1944), and Dobrica Ćosić (1921). After him are Mihailo Obrenović (1823), Branislav Nušić (1864), Radomir Putnik (1847), Saliha Sultan (1680), Olivera Despina (1372), and Milena Dravić (1940).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Danilo Kiš ranks 4. Before him are Vuk Karadžić (1787), Milorad Pavić (1929), and Dobrica Ćosić (1921). After him are Branislav Nušić (1864), Radoje Domanović (1873), Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833), Desanka Maksimović (1898), Đura Jakšić (1832), Vasko Popa (1922), Aleksandar Tišma (1924), and Isidora Sekulić (1877).

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