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) • Arthur Fadden • Catherine de' Medici • Christopher Hitchens • Darrun Hilliard • Davis Love III • Don Adams • Frank Murphy • György Lukács • Heinz Baas • James Ensor • Jean Pierre Flourens • Jordan Silk • Louis-Ernest Barrias • Peabo Bryson • Rae Armantrout • Thanos Mikroutsikos • Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford • Tim Krabbé

Born in the same month (April 1948): April 7 • Arlette Cousture • Christos Iakovou • Dieter Fromm • Ecaterina Andronescu • Edith Brown Clement • Jan Hammer • Josef Hickersberger • Mikhail Shufutinsky • Régis Wargnier