WRITER

Ana Blandiana

1942 - Today

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Ana Blandiana (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈana blandiˈana]; pen name of Otilia Valeria Coman; born 25 March 1942) is a Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure. She took her name after Blandiana, near Vințu de Jos, Alba County, her mother's home village. In October 2017, she was announced as The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry's twelfth recipient of their Lifetime Recognition Award. In October 2024, her literary work was recognised with the Princess of Asturias Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ana Blandiana is the 2,369th most popular writer (up from 2,906th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Romania (up from 206th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ana Blandiana ranks 2,369 out of 7,302. Before her are Hervé Bazin, Jacques Futrelle, Matthías Jochumsson, Guido Guinizelli, Fritz Gerlich, and Peter Wessel Zapffe. After her are Henri Meilhac, Sister Nivedita, Asadi Tusi, Silva Kaputikyan, Annie Proulx, and Alexandre Exquemelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ana Blandiana ranks 220. Before her are Anatoli Bugorski, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Janko Prunk, Stefanie Powers, and Vyacheslav Zudov. After her are Ian Callaghan, Daniel Revenu, Hans-Rudolf Merz, Dioncounda Traoré, Sjoukje Dijkstra, and Lev Leshchenko.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ana Blandiana ranks 175 out of 844. Before her are Ulpia Severina (300), Bálint Bakfark (1507), Crin Antonescu (1959), Lucien Goldmann (1913), Octavian Goga (1881), and Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia (null). After her are Constantin Prezan (1861), Mihaela Peneș (1947), Simon Hollósy (1857), Serge Klarsfeld (1935), Maia Morgenstern (1962), and Ilie Verdeț (1925).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Ana Blandiana ranks 19. Before her are Lajos Zilahy (1891), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Dora d'Istria (1828), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916), and János Arany (1817). After her are Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Olha Kobylianska (1863), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), and Ion Creangă (1837).

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