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Göran Sonnevi

1939 - Today

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Göran Sonnevi (born 3 October 1939 in Lund, Skåne County) is a Swedish poet and translator. Sonnevi grew up in Halmstad; he studied literature and linguistics at the University of Lund, also getting librarian training. For many years he has lived in Järfälla outside Stockholm. Sonnevi is one of the most esteemed poets of modern Sweden and is known as well as a successful and conscientious translator (e.g. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Göran Sonnevi is the 5,872nd most popular writer (up from 5,941st in 2019), the 1,039th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,062nd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Göran Sonnevi ranks 5,872 out of 7,302. Before him are James Hogg, Stanislava Staša Zajović, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Karim Rashid, Charles Wilkins, and Oliverio Girondo. After him are Horacio Guarany, Cornelia Sorabji, David Seidler, Dina Rubina, Alberto Bevilacqua, and Susanna Clarke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Göran Sonnevi ranks 523. Before him are Chris Craft, Orlando Quevedo, Helen Prejean, R. C. Sproul, Mary K. Gaillard, and Karel Schoeman. After him are Spencer Davis, Hadi Khosroshahi, David Ray Griffin, Alfredo Bryce, Paul Drayton, and Gennadi Volnov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Göran Sonnevi ranks 1,039 out of 1,879. Before him are Thomas Sjöberg (1952), Bertil Johansson (1935), Jonny Jakobsen (1963), Nils Hellsten (1885), Eva Dahlgren (1960), and Claes-Göran Hederström (1945). After him are Ulf Schmidt (1934), Andreas Granqvist (1985), Bernt Johansson (1953), Folke Alnevik (1919), Lasse Holm (1943), and Nils Widforss (1880).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Göran Sonnevi ranks 83. Before him are Peter Englund (1957), Mari Jungstedt (1962), Johan Theorin (1963), Lars Ahlin (1915), Majgull Axelsson (1947), and Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894). After him are Fredrik Backman (1981), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Eva Ström (1947), Martin Österdahl (1973), Kristina Lugn (1948), and Stig Claesson (1928).

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