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Mak Dizdar

1917 - 1971

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Mehmedalija "Mak" Dizdar (17 October 1917 – 14 July 1971) was a Bosnian poet. His poetry combined influences from the Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism and cultural remains of medieval Bosnia, and especially the stećci. His works Kameni spavač (Stone Sleeper) and Modra rijeka (Blue River) are probably the most important Bosnian poetic achievements of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mak Dizdar is the 2,302nd most popular writer (up from 2,436th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (up from 85th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Writer.

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Among writers, Mak Dizdar ranks 2,302 out of 7,302. Before him are Constantine Manasses, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nennius, Jaan Kaplinski, Olga Rozanova, and Sholem Schwarzbard. After him are Stefania Wilczyńska, Winston Groom, Alfred Bester, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, Laura Esquivel, and Vladimír Clementis.

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Among people born in 1917, Mak Dizdar ranks 126. Before him are Carlos Puebla, Erich Rudorffer, Paul Frère, Petar Brzica, Fulbert Youlou, and Maya Deren. After him are Wieland Wagner, Yakov Pavlov, Henri Salvador, Asima Chatterjee, Samael Aun Weor, and Shams Pahlavi. Among people deceased in 1971, Mak Dizdar ranks 76. Before him are Hermann Ehrhardt, John W. Campbell, Dita Parlo, Pedro Rodríguez, József Zakariás, and Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria. After him are August Derleth, Ed Gordon, Gertrud von Le Fort, Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, Albin Stenroos, and Duane Allman.

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mak Dizdar ranks 78 out of 375. Before him are Željka Cvijanović (1967), Dušan Bajević (1948), Branko Crvenkovski (1962), Sena Jurinac (1921), Dinko Šakić (1921), and Semiz Ali Pasha (null). After him are Damat Ibrahim Pasha (1550), Danilo Ilić (1891), Kuyucu Murad Pasha (1530), Branko Mikulić (1928), Abdulah Sidran (1944), and Raif Dizdarević (1926).

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Among WRITERS In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among writers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mak Dizdar ranks 7. Before him are Ivo Andrić (1892), Meša Selimović (1910), Branko Ćopić (1915), Petar Kočić (1877), Jovan Dučić (1871), and Aleksa Šantić (1868). After him are Abdulah Sidran (1944), Predrag Matvejević (1932), Isak Samokovlija (1889), Filip Višnjić (1767), Staka Skenderova (1828), and Safvet-beg Bašagić (1870).

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