Bora Ćosić

Serbian writer (born 1932)
Person human Q893296
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Bora Ćosić

Summary

Bora Ćosić is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zagreb[2]. He was born on +1932-04-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4], essayist[5], translator[6], and playwright[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Bora Ćosić was born in Zagreb[2].
  • Bora Ćosić was born on +1932-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bora Ćosić held citizenship in Serbia[9].
  • Bora Ćosić's professions included writer[4].
  • Bora Ćosić worked as an essayist[5].
  • Bora Ćosić's professions included translator[6].
  • Bora Ćosić worked as a playwright[7].
  • Bora Ćosić's field of work was literature[10].
  • Bora Ćosić's field of work was essay[11].
  • Bora Ćosić's field of work was translation[12].
  • Bora Ćosić's field of work was drama[13].
  • Bora Ćosić's education included a stint at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy[14].
  • Bora Ćosić received the Stefan Heym International Award[15].
  • Bora Ćosić received the NIN Prize[16].
  • Bora Ćosić received the Straelen Translator’s Prize provided by Kunststiftung NRW[17].
  • Bora Ćosić received the Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding[18].
  • Bora Ćosić received the Albatros Literaturpreis[19].
  • Bora Ćosić is recorded as male[20].
  • Bora Ćosić's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Bora Ćosić's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121416687[22].
  • Bora Ćosić's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84141947[23].
  • Bora Ćosić's GND ID is recorded as 118903292[24].
  • Bora Ćosić's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84069453[25].
  • Bora Ćosić's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12175813t[26].
  • Bora Ćosić's IdRef ID is recorded as 030317517[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Zagreb[2], Bora Ćosić… he was born on +1932-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bora Ćosić's education included a stint at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], essayist[5], translator[6], and playwright[7]. Fields of work include literature[10], a type of arts[28]; essay[11], a literary genre[29]; translation[12], an academic major[30]; and drama[13], a literary mode[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Stefan Heym International Award[15], a literary award[32], in Germany[33], founded in 2008[34]; NIN Prize[16], a literary award[35], in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia[36], founded in 1954[37]; Straelen Translator’s Prize provided by Kunststiftung NRW[17], a literary award[38], in Germany[39], founded in 2001[40]; Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding[18], a literary award[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1994[43]; and Albatros Literaturpreis[19], a literary award[44], in Germany[45], founded in 2006[46].

Why It Matters

Bora Ćosić ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Bora Ćosić born?

Bora Ćosić was born in Zagreb[2].

What did Bora Ćosić do for work?

Bora Ćosić worked as writer[4], essayist[5], translator[6], and playwright[7].

Where did Bora Ćosić go to school?

Bora Ćosić was educated at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy[14].

What awards did Bora Ćosić receive?

Honors received include Stefan Heym International Award[15], NIN Prize[16], Straelen Translator’s Prize provided by Kunststiftung NRW[17], and Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . nin.co.rs. Retrieved . nin.co.rs. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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