WRITER

Dobrica Ćosić

1921 - 2014

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Dobrica Ćosić (Serbian Cyrillic: Добрица Ћосић, pronounced [dǒbritsa tɕôːsitɕ]; 29 December 1921 – 18 May 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician, writer, and political theorist. Ćosić was twice awarded the prestigious NIN award for literature and Medal of Pushkin for his writing. His books have been translated into 30 languages. He was the first President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with his tenure lasting from 1992 to 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dobrica Ćosić is the 901st most popular writer (down from 810th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Serbian Writer.

Dobrica Ćosić is most famous for being the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) from 1990 to 1999.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 901 out of 7,302. Before him are Nizar Qabbani, Radegund, Jean de La Bruyère, Hans Fallada, Maurice Druon, and Neale Donald Walsch. After him are Theodor Fontane, Ernest Thompson Seton, Pu Songling, Eleanor Marx, Wilkie Collins, and Władysław Tarnowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 61. Before him are Jack Steinberger, Telmo Zarra, Zdeněk Miler, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Harald Quandt, and Nexhmije Hoxha. After him are Zizinho, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Kurt Knispel, György Cziffra, Edgar Morin, and Akio Morita. Among people deceased in 2014, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 44. Before him are Masaru Emoto, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Gerald Edelman, Tito Vilanova, William R. Pogue, and Mickey Rooney. After him are Luise Rainer, Karlheinz Böhm, Daniel Keyes, Kim Song-ae, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and The Ultimate Warrior.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 54 out of 661. Before him are Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1806), Aleksandar Ranković (1909), Milorad Pavić (1929), Duško Popov (1912), Danilo Kiš (1935), and Vesna Vulović (1950). After him are Radomir Putnik (1847), Mihajlo Pupin (1858), Branislav Nušić (1864), Bora Milutinović (1944), Lazar Branković (1421), and Radomir Antić (1948).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Dobrica Ćosić ranks 4. Before him are Vuk Karadžić (1787), Milorad Pavić (1929), and Danilo Kiš (1935). After him are 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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