WRITER

Yordan Radichkov

1929 - 2004

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Yordan Dimitrov Radichkov (Bulgarian: Йордан Радичков; 24 October 1929 – 21 January 2004) was a Bulgarian writer and playwright. Literary critics Adelina Angusheva and Galin Tihanov called him "arguably the most significant voice of Bulgarian literature in the last third of the 20th century". Some literary critics have referred to him as the Bulgarian Kafka or Gogol. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yordan Radichkov has received more than 37,120 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Yordan Radichkov is the 5,590th most popular writer (down from 5,021st in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 205th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Bulgarian Writer.

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  • 37k

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  • 45.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

ABECEDARIO DE PÓLVORA
2014

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yordan Radichkov ranks 5,590 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Amfiteatrov, Lina Morgenstern, Douglas Coupland, Madeleine L'Engle, Luigi Galleani, and George Lillo. After him are Fang Fang, Åsne Seierstad, J. Slauerhoff, Marilyn Ferguson, Otokar Březina, and Cassandra Fedele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Yordan Radichkov ranks 433. Before him are Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Vanja Blomberg, J. B. Lenoir, Givi Kartozia, Utpal Dutt, and Audun Boysen. After him are Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Eugène Parlier, Pentti Hämäläinen, Frans Andriessen, Raymond Bellot, and Mario Francesco Pompedda. Among people deceased in 2004, Yordan Radichkov ranks 258. Before him are Julius Sang, Jiří Weiss, Michael Grant, David Raksin, Veerappan, and Victor Argo. After him are Fernando Campos, Yasutomi Nishizuka, Lennox Miller, Bill Nicholson, Sylvi Saimo, and Guinn Smith.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Yordan Radichkov ranks 228 out of 415. Before him are Yordanka Donkova (1961), Petar Gabrovski (1898), Dimitar Dimov (1909), Kolyu Ficheto (1800), Georgi Naydenov (1931), and Plamen Oresharski (1960). After him are Manuela Maleeva (1967), Kliment of Tarnovo (1841), Kiril Rakarov (1932), Simeon Simeonov (1946), Volen Siderov (1956), and Georgi Gospodinov (1968).

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Among WRITERS In Bulgaria

Among writers born in Bulgaria, Yordan Radichkov ranks 31. Before him are Dora Gabe (1888), Yordan Yovkov (1880), Kostas Varnalis (1884), Stanislav Stratiev (1941), Anton Donchev (1930), and Dimitar Dimov (1909). After him are Georgi Gospodinov (1968), Michael Arlen (1895), and Ilija Trojanow (1965).

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