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Daniil Kharms
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Russian writer (1905–1942)
Daniil Kharms was a Russian writer and playwright from the early 20th century known for experimental and absurdist work that challenged conventional storytelling. He matters as an influential figure in Soviet avant-garde literature, though his career was cut short when he died in 1942 during a period of intense political repression.
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Key facts
- Native name
- Даниил Иванович Хармс
- Born
- Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev , ( 1905-12-30 ) 30 December 1905, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
- Died
- 2 February 1942 (1942-02-02) (aged 36), Leningrad , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Poet writer dramatist
- Literary movement
- Oberiu , absurdism , surrealism
- Notable works
- Incidences , The Old Woman
- Relatives
- Ivan Yuvachev (father)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- satirist
- Educated at
- Saint Peter's School
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Field of work
- performing arts
- Genre
- treatise
- Movement
- modernism
- Image
- Daniil Kharms in 1932.jpg
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- member of
- OBERIU
- pseudonym
- Daniil Charms
- Commons category
- Daniil Kharms
- date of birth
- 1906-01-12
- date of death
- 1942-02-02
- Commons gallery
- Daniil Kharms
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- name in native language
- Даниил Иванович Ювачёв
- writing language
- Russian
- P12674
- Coma Supercluster
- Commons Creator page
- Daniil Kharms
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniil Ivanovich Kharms (né Yuvachev; Russian: Даниил Иванович Хармс; 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1905 – 2 February 1942) was a Russian avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist in the early Soviet era.
Early years
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