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Fazil Iskander

1929 - 2016

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Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (6 March 1929 – 31 July 2016) was a Soviet and Russian writer and poet known in the former Soviet Union for his descriptions of Caucasian life. He authored various stories, including "Zashita Chika", which features a crafty and likeable young boy named "Chik", but is probably best known for the picaresque novel Sandro of Chegem and its sequel The Gospel According to Chegem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fazil Iskander is the 3,001st most popular writer (down from 2,889th in 2019). (down from 2,270th in 2019)

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Among writers, Fazil Iskander ranks 3,001 out of 7,302. Before him are R. A. Salvatore, Georg Herwegh, Grigol Abashidze, Rafael de Nogales Méndez, Terentianus, and Hans Aanrud. After him are Octave Feuillet, Yasmina Khadra, Zabel Yesayan, Nahum Goldmann, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, and José de Alencar.

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Among people born in 1929, Fazil Iskander ranks 225. Before him are Luigi Taveri, Lee Hazlewood, Ronald Golias, Ronnie Biggs, Hal Ashby, and Maarten Schmidt. After him are Józef Glemp, Liselotte Pulver, Barbara Walters, Roger Bannister, June Squibb, and Joe Pass. Among people deceased in 2016, Fazil Iskander ranks 204. Before him are Patty Duke, David Huddleston, Émile Derlin Zinsou, Arthur Hiller, Mahasweta Devi, and Yūko Tsushima. After him are Scotty Moore, Nina Ponomaryova, Bernard Fox, Ramón Castro Ruz, Martin Lundström, and Miruts Yifter.

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