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Ranko Marinković

1913 - 2001

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Ranko Marinković (22 February 1913 – 28 January 2001) was a Croatian novelist and dramatist. Born in Komiža on the island of Vis (then a part of Austria-Hungary), Marinković's childhood was marked by World War I. He later earned a degree in philosophy at the University of Zagreb. In the 1930s, he began to make his name in Zagreb literary circles with his plays and stories. His career was interrupted briefly during World War II. When his native island was occupied by Fascist Italy, he was arrested in Split and interned in the Ferramonti camp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ranko Marinković is the 4,998th most popular writer (down from 4,586th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 263rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Croatian Writer.

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Among writers, Ranko Marinković ranks 4,998 out of 7,302. Before him are Kārlis Skalbe, Fay Weldon, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Robert B. Parker, William Dean Howells, and Eduard Bagritsky. After him are Manuel Alegre, Alexander Kazantsev, Greg Egan, Ángel Ganivet, Marin Sorescu, and Nikolai Tikhonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Ranko Marinković ranks 275. Before him are Philip Guston, Morton Gould, Kalervo Toivonen, Tibor Kemény, Guillermo Haro, and Gardnar Mulloy. After him are Mikhail Solomentsev, Anna Lee, Harald Edelstam, Giovanni Valetti, Rudolf Harbig, and Nikolay Latyshev. Among people deceased in 2001, Ranko Marinković ranks 244. Before him are Sergio Mantovani, Eugene Sledge, Ruhi Sarıalp, Villy Sørensen, Mordecai Richler, and Gholam Reza Azhari. After him are Jacques-Louis Lions, Maximos V Hakim, Bent Hansen, Jalil Zandi, Daniel Lewin, and Arne Sucksdorff.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ranko Marinković ranks 294 out of 700. Before him are Stipe Pletikosa (1979), Milan Damjanović (1943), Velimir Zajec (1956), Tihomir Orešković (1966), Ezio Loik (1919), and Nikolai Volkoff (1947). After him are Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski (1816), Miroslav Kraljević (1885), Zoran Vulić (1961), Nikica Valentić (1950), Antonio Vojak (1904), and Željko Jerkov (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Croatia

Among writers born in Croatia, Ranko Marinković ranks 33. Before him are Ivo Vojnović (1857), Dimitrija Demeter (1811), Antun Gustav Matoš (1873), Giovanni Arpino (1927), Simo Matavulj (1852), and Vesna Parun (1922). After him are Daša Drndić (1946), Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865), Dragojla Jarnević (1812), Vjenceslav Novak (1859), Dragutin Tadijanović (1905), and Pavao Pavličić (1946).

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