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Danilo Kiš

1935 - 1989

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Danilo Kiš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Киш; born Dániel Kiss; 22 February 1935 – 15 October 1989) was a Yugoslav and Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works include Hourglass, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich and The Encyclopedia of the Dead. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Danilo Kiš is the 880th most popular writer (down from 814th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Serbia (up from 54th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Serbian Writer.

Danilo Kiš is most famous for his novel, "A Tomb for Boris Davidovich."

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Among writers, Danilo Kiš ranks 880 out of 7,302. Before him are Guido Cavalcanti, Ibn al-Muqaffa', Miep Gies, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Jerzy Kosiński, and Laura de Noves. After him are Varlam Shalamov, James May, Shoko Asahara, Appius Claudius Caecus, Aron Nimzowitsch, and Robert E. Howard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Danilo Kiš ranks 46. Before him are Sylvia Earle, Jim Peebles, Ryke Geerd Hamer, Giya Kancheli, Miroslav Blažević, and Adnan Khashoggi. After him are Elsa Martinelli, Akira Kitaguchi, Artur Rasizade, Don Norman, Harrison Schmitt, and Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Among people deceased in 1989, Danilo Kiš ranks 39. Before him are Daphne du Maurier, Hermann Oberth, William Shockley, John Cassavetes, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Giuseppe Siri. After him are Leon Festinger, Cornel Wilde, Bruce Chatwin, Charles J. Pedersen, Joris Ivens, and Ahmadou Ahidjo.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Danilo Kiš ranks 52 out of 661. Before him are Dragan Džajić (1946), Milan Nedić (1878), Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1806), Aleksandar Ranković (1909), Milorad Pavić (1929), and Duško Popov (1912). After him are Vesna Vulović (1950), Dobrica Ćosić (1921), Radomir Putnik (1847), Mihajlo Pupin (1858), Branislav Nušić (1864), and Bora Milutinović (1944).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Danilo Kiš ranks 3. Before him are Vuk Karadžić (1787), and Milorad Pavić (1929). After him are Dobrica Ćosić (1921), Branislav Nušić (1864), Radoje Domanović (1873), Charles Simic (1938), Desanka Maksimović (1898), Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833), Vasko Popa (1922), Đura Jakšić (1832), and Isidora Sekulić (1877).

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