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Timrava

1867 - 1951

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Božena Slančíková (October 2, 1867, Polichno - November 27, 1951, Lučenec ), better known by the pen name Timrava, was a Slovak novelist, short story writer and playwright. She also wrote under the name "Aunt Polichna". "Timrava" was taken from the name of a popular small lake with a fountain, where she liked to sit while writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timrava is the 5,501st most popular writer (up from 5,831st in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 225th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Slovak Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Timrava ranks 5,501 out of 7,302. Before her are Sara Paretsky, Dahlia Ravikovitch, Jonathan Stroud, Pentti Saarikoski, Daniel Tammet, and Lew Rockwell. After her are Eeva-Liisa Manner, Nathan Zach, Abraham Cowley, José Carlos Somoza, Sufia Kamal, and Ann Bannon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Timrava ranks 137. Before her are Petr Bezruč, Vikenty Veresaev, György Almásy, Ludwig Thoma, Ernest Dowson, and Frank Brangwyn. After her are Wilberforce Eaves, Grigore Antipa, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, George William Russell, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, and Simon Guggenheim. Among people deceased in 1951, Timrava ranks 162. Before her are Harold Kitson, Ivor Novello, Fanny Brice, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Axel Sjöblom, and Jules Berry. After her are Alfredo Baquerizo, Harry Blackstaffe, Jacques Cariou, Ben Chifley, Gaston Peltier, and Herbert Lindström.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Timrava ranks 218 out of 418. Before her are Dušan Galis (1949), Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (1855), Ivan Bella (1964), Ján Čapkovič (1948), Béla Szepes (1903), and Ján Kubiš (1952). After her are Ľudovít Fulla (1902), Koloman Sokol (1902), Adolf Schwarz (1836), Róbert Vittek (1982), Mirka Federer (1978), and Vincent Lukáč (1954).

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Among WRITERS In Slovakia

Among writers born in Slovakia, Timrava ranks 23. Before her are Janko Kráľ (1822), Béla Illés (1895), Martin Kukučín (1860), Ján Hollý (1785), Milan Rúfus (1928), and Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (1855). After her are Peter Pišťanek (1960), and Radoslav Rochallyi (1980).

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