Drago Jančar

Drago Jančar is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the most well-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also famous for his political commentaries and civic engagement. Jančar's novels, essays and short stories have been translated into 21 languages and published in Europe, Asia and the United States. The most numerous translations are into German, followed by Czech and Croatian translations. His dramas have also been staged by a number of foreign theatres, while back home they are frequently considered the highlights of the Slovenian theatrical season. He lives and works in Ljubljana.

13 April 1948

Born on the same birth date (13 April 1948): Mikhail Shufutinsky • Nam Hae-il

Born on the same birth day (13 April): Alan Watt (diplomat) • Carles Puyol • Friedrich Graf von Wrangel • Gianni Marzotto • Jacques Lacan • John-Allison Weiss • Leszek Borysiewicz • Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans • Marguerite Henry • Mike Beuttler • Olga Tañón • Orhan Veli Kanık • Philip Norman (author) • Philippe de Rothschild • Phyllis Fraser • Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy • Vladimir Cosma

Born in the same month (April 1948): Abdullah Öcalan • Arlette Cousture • Berry Oakley • Christopher Brown (museum director) • Dan Simmons • Dimitris Mitropanos • Edith Brown Clement • Eliana Gil • Gary Condit • Jan Hammer • Jaya Bachchan • Mel Blount • Mikhail Shufutinsky • Pierre Pagé • Reg Alcock • Roy McFarland