# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/drago-jancar
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:48:21.356Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/drago-jancar"
name: "Drago Jančar"
slug: "drago-jancar"
description: "Drago Jančar is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the best-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also known 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.His plays have also been staged by a number of foreign theatres, and in Slovenia they are frequently considered the highlights of the theatrical season. He lives and works in Ljubljana."
tagline: "Slovenian writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Drago_Jan%C4%8Dar%2C_Frankfurter_Buchmesse_2023_Ausschnitt.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1948-04-13"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  momentum:             0.2619414483821263
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump