WRITER

Drago Jančar

1948 - Today

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Drago Jančar (born 13 April 1948) is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the most well-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also famous for his political commentaries and civic engagement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Drago Jančar has received more than 66,947 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Drago Jančar is the 2,299th most popular writer (up from 2,914th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 50th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Slovene Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 67k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Dalta an tSeoighigh
Translations into Irish
2004
O bledem hudodelcu
1979
Rauschen im Kopf
1999
Pogled angela
1992
The day Tito died
Translations into English, Slovenian Short stories, Modern fiction
1993
Petintrideset stopinj
2006
The Tree with No Name
Slovenian fiction, Fiction, general
2014
Smrt pri mariji snežni
1985
Best European Fiction 2014
European Short stories, FICTION, General
2013
The galley slave
Inquisition, Fiction, Medieval Civilization
2011
Dalta an tSeoighigh
Translations into Irish
2004
The day Tito died
Translations into English, Slovenian Short stories, Modern fiction
1993

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Drago Jančar ranks 2,299 out of 7,302. Before him are Karlheinz Deschner, George Adamski, Phylarchus, Wieland Wagner, Solomon Perel, and Archibald Gracie IV. After him are Pascal Quignard, Mouloud Feraoun, Stefan Żeromski, Edward FitzGerald, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, and Victorinus of Pettau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Drago Jančar ranks 187. Before him are Jimmy Lai, James P. Allison, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Remo Girone, Gunnar Nilsson, and Nick Drake. After him are Pascal Quignard, Oliver Hart, Muse Bihi Abdi, Kathy Reichs, Volker Finke, and Christa McAuliffe.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Drago Jančar ranks 44 out of 340. Before him are Leon Rupnik (1880), Franc Rode (1934), Sigismund von Herberstein (1486), Robert Golob (1967), Anna of Cilli (1380), and Milan Vidmar (1885). After him are Leon Štukelj (1898), Ivana Kobilca (1861), Ivan Regen (1868), Jakob Lorber (1800), Anton Janša (1734), and Edvard Kocbek (1904).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Drago Jančar ranks 6. Before him are France Prešeren (1800), Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), Alma Karlin (1889), and Sigismund von Herberstein (1486). After him are Edvard Kocbek (1904), Constantin von Wurzbach (1818), Stanko Vraz (1810), Louis Adamic (1898), Valentin Vodnik (1758), and Oton Župančič (1878).

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