WRITER

Dag Solstad

1941 - 2025

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Dag Solstad (16 July 1941 – 14 March 2025) was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. Solstad wrote nearly 30 books and was the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics' Award three times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dag Solstad is the 1,333rd most popular writer (up from 2,496th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Norway (up from 147th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dag Solstad ranks 1,333 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuel R. Delany, Henri Murger, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Widukind of Corvey, Walter M. Miller Jr., and Friedrich Maximilian Klinger. After him are Else Lasker-Schüler, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Barbara Cartland, Arnold van Gennep, Bharata Muni, and Diana Gabaldon.

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Among people born in 1941, Dag Solstad ranks 123. Before him are Ann-Margret, Florinda Bolkan, Graham Chapman, Jacqueline Boyer, Abdelkader Bensalah, and Louis Ignarro. After him are Kim Hye-ja, Bertrand Tavernier, Jorge Solari, Aimé Jacquet, Beniamino Stella, and William Nordhaus. Among people deceased in 2025, Dag Solstad ranks 60. Before him are Ferdi Tayfur, Max Romeo, Heikki Hasu, Bertrand Blier, Joan Plowright, and Akinori Nakayama. After him are James Foley, Stanley Fischer, Friðrik Ólafsson, Hossein Salami, Zurab Tsereteli, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Dag Solstad ranks 85 out of 1,039. Before him are Johan Halvorsen (1864), Halfdan the Black (810), Eric II of Norway (1268), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), and Morten Harket (1959). After him are Alf-Inge Håland (1972), Johan Svendsen (1840), Jan Garbarek (1947), Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), Sverre Fehn (1924), and Ingeborg of Norway (1301).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Dag Solstad ranks 13. Before him are Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jon Fosse (1959), Jonas Lie (1833), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812). After him are Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Arne Garborg (1851), and Trygve Gulbranssen (1894).

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