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Tomaž Šalamun

1941 - 2014

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Tomaž Šalamun (July 4, 1941 – December 27, 2014) was a Slovenian poet who was a leading figure of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe and an internationally acclaimed absurdist. His books of Slovene poetry have been translated into twenty-one languages, with nine of his thirty-nine books of poetry published in English. His work has been called a poetic bridge between old European roots and America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomaž Šalamun has received more than 59,573 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Tomaž Šalamun is the 3,479th most popular writer (down from 3,392nd in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Croatia (down from 165th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Croatian Writer.

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  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.86

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  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 3,479 out of 5,755Before him are George Kodinos, Mirko Kovač, Srečko Kosovel, Léon-Paul Fargue, Oton Župančič, and Laurence Oliphant. After him are Giovanni della Casa, Theodor Plievier, Abu Ali Bal'ami, Carl Bernstein, Koriun, and Grigol Abashidze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 282Before him are Gorden Kaye, Christopher Hogwood, Navi Pillay, Anne Tyler, Ivanka Khristova, and Ed Roberts. After him are Mary Alice, Robert Keohane, Mario Corso, Pete Rose, Stephen Krashen, and Richard Martin West. Among people deceased in 2014, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 181Before him are Sue Townsend, Marinho Chagas, Christopher Hogwood, Yuri Lyubimov, Licia Albanese, and Sulejman Tihić. After him are Leonid Stadnyk, Marco Cé, Jaime Lusinchi, Daniel Boulanger, William R. Pogue, and James R. Schlesinger.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 172 out of 589Before him are Mirko Cro Cop (1974), Franjo Rački (1828), Ante Žanetić (1936), Josip Filipović (1818), Ernesto Vidal (1921), and Ivo Lapenna (1909). After him are Ivica Šurjak (1953), Ivo Brešan (1936), Petar Nadoveza (1942), Lino Červar (1950), Antun Gustav Matoš (1873), and Dragutin Šurbek (1946).

Among WRITERS In Croatia

Among writers born in Croatia, Tomaž Šalamun ranks 20Before him are Petar Preradović (1818), Niccolò Tommaseo (1802), August Šenoa (1838), Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873), Antun Vrančić (1504), and Branko Radičević (1824). After him are Ivo Brešan (1936), Antun Gustav Matoš (1873), Pavao Ritter Vitezović (1652), Simo Matavulj (1852), Dimitrija Demeter (1811), and Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865).