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Miroslav Krleža

1893 - 1981

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Miroslav Krleža (pronounced [mǐrɔ̝slav̞ kř̩le̞ʒa]; 7 July 1893 – 29 December 1981) was a Yugoslav and Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry (Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh, 1936), theater (Messrs. Glembay, 1929), short stories (Croatian God Mars, 1922), novels (The Return of Philip Latinowicz, 1932; On the Edge of Reason, 1938), and an intimate diary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miroslav Krleža has received more than 211,774 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Miroslav Krleža is the 919th most popular writer (up from 988th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Croatia (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Writer.

Miroslav Krleža is a Croatian writer and politician. He is most famous for his novels The Return of Philip Latinowicz and The Return of Philip Latinowicz, which were published in the 1930s.

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  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Miroslav Krleža ranks 919 out of 5,755. Before him are Christoph Martin Wieland, Fatema Mernissi, Tao Yuanming, André Bazin, Bruce Chatwin, and Herodian. After him are Machado de Assis, Agathon, Ibn al-Muqaffa', Aimé Césaire, Jules Renard, and James Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Miroslav Krleža ranks 41. Before him are Hans Fallada, Viktor Shklovsky, Edward G. Robinson, Lili Boulanger, Qazi Muhammad, and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. After him are Hattie McDaniel, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Emmy Göring, Hermann Balck, Ana Pauker, and Ernst Toller. Among people deceased in 1981, Miroslav Krleža ranks 32. Before him are Joseph Murphy, Karl Böhm, Max Delbrück, Mehmet Shehu, Abel Gance, and Mohammad-Ali Rajai. After him are David Wechsler, Zarah Leander, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Harry Harlow, Will Durant, and Bill Haley.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Miroslav Krleža ranks 32 out of 589. Before him are Tomislav of Croatia (null), Ivan Ribar (1881), Alida Valli (1921), Stjepan Radić (1871), Omar Pasha (1806), and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968). After him are Ivan Gundulić (1589), Marko Marulić (1450), Tomislav Ivić (1933), Francis, Duke of Teck (1837), Zoran Milanović (1966), and Davor Šuker (1968).

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Among WRITERS In Croatia

Among writers born in Croatia, Miroslav Krleža ranks 1. After him are Ivan Gundulić (1589), Marko Marulić (1450), Ljudevit Gaj (1809), Matthias Flacius (1520), Dubravka Ugrešić (1949), Petar Zrinski (1621), Marin Držić (1508), Ödön von Horváth (1901), Ivan Mažuranić (1814), Tin Ujević (1891), and Slavenka Drakulić (1949).

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