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Melinda Nadj Abonji

1968 - Today

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Melinda Nadj Abonji (born 22 June 1968 in Bečej, Yugoslavia) is a Hungarian-Swiss writer, musician, and performance artist. Melinda Nadj Abonji was born in the Hungarian part of Vojvodina, in present-day Serbia. She came to Switzerland at the age of 5 to join her refugee parents. After finishing her studies at the University of Zurich, she wrote a novel, Fly Away, Pigeon, based on her refugee experiences, which in 2010 won the German Book Prize and the Swiss Book Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Melinda Nadj Abonji is the 7,240th most popular writer, the 531st most popular biography from Serbia and the 28th most popular Serbian Writer.

Melinda Nadj Abonji is most famous for her novel "Tauben fliegen auf" (translated as "The Birds Are Flying"), which won the 2010 German Book Prize. She is known for her exploration of themes related to identity, migration, and cultural heritage in her works.

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Among writers, Melinda Nadj Abonji ranks 7,240 out of 7,302. Before her are Charlotte Roche, Tamara Duda, Meena Alexander, Frances Hardinge, Victoria Francés, and Ian Brennan. After her are Jim Cornette, Tanja Stupar-Trifunović, Valeria Luiselli, Alan Rusbridger, Nalo Hopkinson, and Zehra Doğan.

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Among people born in 1968, Melinda Nadj Abonji ranks 1,002. Before her are Adrian Scarborough, Alma Čardžić, Florian Schwarthoff, Christopher Boyes, Néstor Ortiz, and Seth Putnam. After her are Christophe Mengin, Carrie Steinseifer, Lalah Hathaway, Juan Ramón López Muñiz, Ryosuke Okuno, and Trevor Dunn.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Melinda Nadj Abonji ranks 531 out of 661. Before her are Ana Đokić (1979), Vanja Udovičić (1982), Stefana Veljković (1990), Vladimir Lučić (1989), Branko Bošković (1980), and Andrea Lekić (1987). After her are Siniša Gogić (1963), Miljan Mrdaković (1982), Milan Jovanović (1983), Miloš Jojić (1992), Miloš Vujanić (1980), and Tamara Boroš (1977).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Melinda Nadj Abonji ranks 28. Before her are Jovan Rajić (1726), Prvoslav Vujcic (1960), Svetlana Velmar-Janković (1933), Mira Alečković (1924), Dejan Ajdačić (1959), and Zoran Stefanović (1969). After her are Téa Obreht (1985).

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