WRITER

Milorad Pavić

1929 - 2009

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Milorad Pavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Павић, pronounced [mîloraːd pǎːʋitɕ]; 15 October 1929 – 30 November 2009) was a Serbian novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary historian. Born in Belgrade in 1929, he published a number of poems, short stories and novels during his lifetime, the most famous of which was the Dictionary of the Khazars (1984). Upon its release, it was hailed as "the first novel of the 21st century." Pavić's works have been translated into more than thirty languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milorad Pavić has received more than 148,106 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Milorad Pavić is the 716th most popular writer (up from 811th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Serbian Writer.

Milorad Pavić is most famous for his novel "The Dictionary of the Khazars," which is a work of historical fiction.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Milorad Pavić ranks 716 out of 7,302. Before him are Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Ivan Krylov, Nonnus, Dalton Trumbo, Veronica Franco, and Alain-René Lesage. After him are Alfred de Vigny, Emilio Salgari, Julius Fučík, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Bernart de Ventadorn, and William Saroyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Milorad Pavić ranks 44. Before him are Babrak Karmal, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lennart Meri, Graham Hill, Richard E. Taylor, and Bruno Cremer. After him are Helmut Rahn, Eric Kandel, Werner Arber, Bill Evans, Zoltán Czibor, and Christa Wolf. Among people deceased in 2009, Milorad Pavić ranks 21. Before him are Abdurrahman Wahid, Mercedes Sosa, Karl Malden, Les Paul, Raúl Alfonsín, and Robert McNamara. After him are Ted Kennedy, Vivian Maier, Vitaly Ginzburg, Ralf Dahrendorf, Bobby Robson, and Jean Dausset.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Milorad Pavić ranks 48 out of 661. Before him are Dragutin Dimitrijević (1876), Aleksandar Vučić (1970), Ellac (425), Mihajlo Pupin (1858), Tomislav Nikolić (1952), and Krum (710). After him are Aleksandar Ranković (1909), Milan Nedić (1878), Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1806), Bora Milutinović (1944), Dobrica Ćosić (1921), and Danilo Kiš (1935).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Milorad Pavić ranks 2. Before him are Vuk Karadžić (1787). After him are Dobrica Ćosić (1921), Danilo Kiš (1935), 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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