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Milorad Pavić

1929 - 2009

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Milorad Pavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Павић, pronounced [mîloraːd pǎːʋitɕ]; 15 October 1929 – 30 November 2009) was a Serbian writer, university professor, translator, literary historian and academic. Born in Belgrade in 1929, he published a number of poems, short stories and novels during his lifetime, the most famous of which was the Dictionary of the Khazars (1984). Upon its release, it was hailed as "the first novel of the 21st century." Pavić's works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was vastly popular in Europe and in South America, and was deemed "one of the most intriguing writers from the beginning of the 21st century." He won numerous prizes in Serbia and in the former Yugoslavia, and was mentioned several times as a potential candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milorad Pavić is the 794th most popular writer (down from 715th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 48th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Serbian Writer.

Milorad Pavić is most famous for his novel "The Dictionary of the Khazars," which is a work of historical fiction.

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Among writers, Milorad Pavić ranks 794 out of 7,302. Before him are Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Tao Yuanming, Jan Potocki, Edward Bernays, Wang Wei, and Nonnus. After him are Dionysius Thrax, Marilyn vos Savant, Ryszard Kapuściński, Bar Hebraeus, Jean Anouilh, and Felix Salten.

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Among people born in 1929, Milorad Pavić ranks 55. Before him are Mohamed Al-Fayed, Chet Baker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christa Wolf, Nureddin al-Atassi, and Ivar Giaever. After him are Bruno Cremer, John Cassavetes, James Last, Jean Simmons, Bill Evans, and Zoltán Czibor. Among people deceased in 2009, Milorad Pavić ranks 26. Before him are Amin al-Hafiz, Vitaly Ginzburg, Omar Bongo, Les Paul, Karl Malden, and Raúl Alfonsín. After him are Robert F. Furchgott, João Bernardo Vieira, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Vivian Maier, Ted Kennedy, and Takashi Takabayashi.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Milorad Pavić ranks 50 out of 661. Before him are Dragutin Dimitrijević (1876), Ellac (425), Dragan Džajić (1946), Milan Nedić (1878), Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1806), and Aleksandar Ranković (1909). After him are Duško Popov (1912), Danilo Kiš (1935), Vesna Vulović (1950), Dobrica Ćosić (1921), Radomir Putnik (1847), and Mihajlo Pupin (1858).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Milorad Pavić ranks 2. Before him are Vuk Karadžić (1787). After him are Danilo Kiš (1935), Dobrica Ćosić (1921), 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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