Ivan Cankar date of birth:
May 10, 1876
How old was Ivan Cankar when died?
42
Where was Ivan Cankar born?
Vrhnika, Slovenia
When did Ivan Cankar die?
December 11, 1918
Where did Ivan Cankar die?
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ivan Cankar body shape:
Average
What color is Ivan Cankar's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Ivan Cankar gay or straight?
Straight
What is Ivan Cankar's ethnicity?
White
What is Ivan Cankar nationality?
Slovenian
Where did Ivan Cankar go to university?
University of Vienna
What is Ivan Cankar's occupation?
Writer, Essayist, Playwright, Poet, Political activist
What genre is Ivan Cankar's work?
Plays, Short Stories, Short Novels, Essays
Short Biography
Ivan Cankar ( pronunciation ) (10 May 1876 – 11 December 1918) was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the Slovene language, and has sometimes been compared to Franz Kafka and James Joyce.