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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 62,807 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Drago Jančar is the 2,925th most popular writer (down from 2,562nd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Slovene Writer.

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  • 63k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Drago Jančar ranks 2,925 out of 5,755. Before him are Marjorie Boulton, Ales Adamovich, Censorinus, Gary Snyder, Jurij Brězan, and Dunash ben Labrat. After him are Bhalchandra Nemade, Peter Mayle, Catulle Mendès, John Millington Synge, Mahmoud Shabestari, and Bernard Werber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Drago Jančar ranks 216. Before him are Gian Piero Ventura, Abdelmalek Sellal, Pinchas Zukerman, Volker Finke, Muse Bihi Abdi, and Peter James. After him are Nina Rocheva, Theo Jörgensmann, Susan Blakely, Peter Hammill, Sam Hui, and Javier Irureta.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Drago Jančar ranks 50 out of 295. Before him are Alma Karlin (1889), Edvard Kocbek (1904), Rudolf Maister (1874), Ita Rina (1907), Stanko Vraz (1810), and Janko Prunk (1942). After him are Ivan Regen (1868), Anton Janša (1734), Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), Pier Paolo Vergerio (1498), Ivan Grohar (1867), and Zlatko Zahovič (1971).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Drago Jančar ranks 8. Before him are Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), Sigismund von Herberstein (1486), Alma Karlin (1889), Edvard Kocbek (1904), and Stanko Vraz (1810). After him are Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), Srečko Kosovel (1904), Oton Župančič (1878), Louis Adamic (1898), Valentin Vodnik (1758), and Adam Bohorič (1520).

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