WRITER

Ivan Klíma

1931 - Today

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Ivan Klíma (born Ivan Kauders, 14 September 1931) is a Czech novelist and playwright. He has received the Magnesia Litera award and the Franz Kafka Prize, among other honors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Klíma is the 1,749th most popular writer (down from 1,632nd in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Czech Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ivan Klíma ranks 1,749 out of 7,302Before him are Josep Pla, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Fernando Arrabal, Moschus, Stanisław Wyspiański, and Rick Riordan. After him are Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Sri Chinmoy, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and Mário de Andrade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ivan Klíma ranks 118Before him are Ryuzo Hiraki, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Samir Amin, Camillo Ruini, James Tolkan, and Morris Chang. After him are Sri Chinmoy, Viliam Schrojf, Yao Wenyuan, Ole-Johan Dahl, Augusto Boal, and Ermanno Olmi.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ivan Klíma ranks 223 out of 1,200Before him are David Popper (1843), Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia (1031), Theodor von Oppolzer (1841), Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia (875), Vítězslav Novák (1870), and Julius von Payer (1841). After him are Hugo Meisl (1881), Viliam Schrojf (1931), Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (1864), Dominik Duka (1943), Otfried Preußler (1923), and Egon Kisch (1885).

Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Ivan Klíma ranks 22Before him are Alfred Kubin (1877), Cosmas of Prague (1045), Josef Čapek (1887), Guido Adler (1855), Martin of Opava (1300), and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830). After him are Otfried Preußler (1923), Egon Kisch (1885), Princess Michael of Kent (1945), Josef Lada (1887), Petr Ginz (1928), and Vítězslav Nezval (1900).