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Erlend Loe

1969 - Today

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Erlend Loe (24 May 1969, Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his stories have become darker in tone, moving towards a more satirical criticism of modern Norwegian society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erlend Loe is the 4,841st most popular writer (down from 4,498th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 276th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Erlend Loe ranks 4,841 out of 7,302. Before him are Rosa Liksom, I. A. L. Diamond, Helen Fielding, Günter Kunert, Eugenio Montejo, and Nh. Dini. After him are Zhu Ziqing, Tommaso Grossi, Martin Suter, Gavino Ledda, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, and Rachid Boudjedra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Erlend Loe ranks 218. Before him are Muriel Barbery, Stephen Hendry, Daniel Fonseca, Cosmin Olăroiu, Ben Mendelsohn, and Adam Riess. After him are José Chamot, Lucy Hawking, Wagner Lopes, Mana, Uhm Jung-hwa, and Ben Chaplin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Erlend Loe ranks 332 out of 1,039. Before him are Vegard Ulvang (1963), Knut Johannesen (1933), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Deeyah Khan (1977), Anders Haugen (1888), and Peder Balke (1804). After him are Johan Borgen (1902), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Olav Aukrust (1883), Jørn Andersen (1963), Ståle Solbakken (1968), and Linn Ullmann (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Erlend Loe ranks 59. Before him are Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771), Hulda Garborg (1862), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Jan Kjærstad (1953), Hans Jæger (1854), and Christian Lassen (1800). After him are Johan Borgen (1902), Olav Aukrust (1883), Linn Ullmann (1966), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Vera Henriksen (1927), and Jørn Lier Horst (1970).

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