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Peter Pišťanek

1960 - 2015

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Peter Pišťanek (28 April 1960 – 22 March 2015) was a Slovak writer. He began publishing short stories in the 1980s, and his first novel, Rivers of Babylon, came out in 1991. This was adapted into a film of the same name in 1998 by Vladimir Balco. The book was followed by the sequels Wooden Village (1994) and End of Freddy (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Pišťanek is the 6,537th most popular writer (down from 6,469th in 2024), the 264th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 261st in 2019) and the 24th most popular Slovak Writer.

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Among writers, Peter Pišťanek ranks 6,537 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Laurence Dunbar, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Mo Hayder, Shan Sa, Francisco Villarroel, and Helle Helle. After him are Sjón, Rose Tremain, Tor Ulven, Mary Augusta Ward, Zona Gale, and Maylis de Kerangal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Peter Pišťanek ranks 632. Before him are Samir Kassir, Vali Ionescu, Gordon Chan, Martina Schröter, Sibel Siber, and Sandy Powell. After him are Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Valeri Sarychev, Don Harvey, Edward St Aubyn, Christian Engström, and Rivo Rakotovao. Among people deceased in 2015, Peter Pišťanek ranks 506. Before him are Walter Browne, Alan Hodgkinson, Ron Springett, Zhivko Gospodinov, Justin Wilson, and Wilfred Agbonavbare. After him are Wolfram Wuttke, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Mikhail Burtsev, Linda Haglund, Mel Daniels, and Charles Correa.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Peter Pišťanek ranks 264 out of 418. Before him are Igor Liba (1960), Petra Vlhová (1995), Janette Husárová (1974), Radoslav Zabavník (1980), Stanislav Lobotka (1994), and Miroslav Karhan (1976). After him are Jozef Sabovčík (1963), Lukas Ridgeston (1974), Andrej Danko (1974), Miroslav Šatan (1974), Kyla Cole (1978), and Marek Mintál (1977).

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Among WRITERS In Slovakia

Among writers born in Slovakia, Peter Pišťanek ranks 24. Before him are Béla Illés (1895), Martin Kukučín (1860), Ján Hollý (1785), Milan Rúfus (1928), Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (1855), and Timrava (1867). After him are Radoslav Rochallyi (1980).

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