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Aglaja Veteranyi

1962 - 2002

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Aglaja Veteranyi (1962–2002) was a Swiss writer and actor of Romanian origin, from a family of Romanian and Hungarian descent. She was born in Bucharest but eventually settled in Switzerland with her family of touring circus performers. She is best known for her novel Why the Child Is Cooking in the Polenta. After her death in 2002, a novel and several collections of Veteranyi's prose and note were published. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Aglaja Veteranyi is the 6,219th most popular writer (down from 6,092nd in 2024), the 507th most popular biography from Romania (down from 500th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among writers, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 6,219 out of 7,302. Before her are John Patrick Shanley, Christopher Fry, Louis Sachar, Iskandar Khatloni, Robert Creeley, and Victoria Amelina. After her are Lyman Abbott, Patrick Grainville, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Maja Bošković-Stulli, Piers Anthony, and Euphrase Kezilahabi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 480. Before her are Ivan Yaremchuk, Héctor Camacho, Dee Bradley Baker, Seiji Maehara, Ben Browder, and Goran Perkovac. After her are François Delecour, Arturo Peniche, Roger Bart, Scott Steiner, Janne Andersson, and Fathi Bashagha. Among people deceased in 2002, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 318. Before her are Stanley Wagner, Daniel Pearl, Renato Pirocchi, Jonathan Harris, Johnny Unitas, and John James. After her are Salman Raduyev, Krishan Kant, W. T. Tutte, Sam Snead, Robert L. Forward, and George Alec Effinger.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 507 out of 844. Before her are Ciprian Tătărușanu (1986), Mihai Stoichiță (1954), Laurențiu Reghecampf (1975), Sanda Toma (1956), Andrei Bărbulescu (1909), and Chira Apostol (1960). After her are Vasile Chiroiu (1910), Cristi Puiu (1967), Iulian Filipescu (1974), Alexandru Athanasiu (1955), Fița Lovin (1951), and Ștefan Rusu (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Aglaja Veteranyi ranks 57. Before her are Ádám Bodor (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), Dan Pagis (1930), Miklós Jósika (1794), Monica Lovinescu (1923), and Árpád Tóth (1886). After her are Ion Negoițescu (1921), Linda Maria Baros (1981), Dan Stanca (1956), Attila Bartis (1968), Delia Grigore (1972), and György Dragomán (1973).

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