WRITER

Ranko Marinković

1913 - 2001

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Ranko Marinković (22 February 1913 – 28 January 2001) was a Croatian novelist and dramatist. Born in Komiža on the island of Vis (then a part of Austria-Hungary), Marinković's childhood was marked by World War I. He later earned a degree in philosophy at the University of Zagreb. In the 1930s, he began to make his name in Zagreb literary circles with his plays and stories. His career was interrupted briefly during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ranko Marinković has received more than 33,806 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ranko Marinković is the 4,587th most popular writer (down from 4,418th in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Croatia (down from 223rd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Croatian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ranko Marinković ranks 4,587 out of 7,302. Before him are Bohuslav Balbín, Alexander Serafimovich, Rachel de Queiroz, Lydia Becker, Gleb Uspensky, and Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli. After him are Pierre Daninos, Panyassis, Jacques Dupin, Willem Elsschot, Aleksey Remizov, and Felisberto Hernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Ranko Marinković ranks 235. Before him are Masayoshi Ito, Andre DeToth, Per Borten, Milivoj Ašner, Ferenc Csik, and Félicien Marceau. After him are Pierre Daninos, Cyril Toumanoff, John Mikaelsson, Martial Célestin, Morton Gould, and Taos Amrouche. Among people deceased in 2001, Ranko Marinković ranks 213. Before him are Bernard Heuvelmans, Simon Slåttvik, Boris Rybakov, Joe Fagan, Sivaji Ganesan, and Lewis Arquette. After him are Ettore Puricelli, Eudora Welty, Juan José Arreola, Martha Mödl, Cornelius Warmerdam, and Kateryna Yushchenko.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ranko Marinković ranks 263 out of 700. Before him are Vesna Pusić (1953), Dražen Ladić (1963), Milivoj Ašner (1913), Janica Kostelić (1982), Dimitrija Demeter (1811), and Goran Vlaović (1972). After him are Igor Cvitanović (1970), Velimir Zajec (1956), Vatroslav Mimica (1923), Zvonimir Soldo (1967), Vinko Jelovac (1948), and Ivan Gubijan (1923).

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Among WRITERS In Croatia

Among writers born in Croatia, Ranko Marinković ranks 32. Before him are Simo Matavulj (1852), Ivo Brešan (1936), Pavao Ritter Vitezović (1652), Antun Gustav Matoš (1873), Giovanni Arpino (1927), and Dimitrija Demeter (1811). After him are Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865), Vesna Parun (1922), Daša Drndić (1946), Dragutin Tadijanović (1905), Vjenceslav Novak (1859), and Pavao Pavličić (1946).

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