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Hermann Kesten

1900 - 1996

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Hermann Kesten (28 January 1900 – 3 May 1996) was a German novelist and dramatist. He was one of the principal literary figures of the New Objectivity movement in 1920s Germany. The literary prize Hermann Kesten Medal has been given in his honor since 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Kesten is the 4,983rd most popular writer (down from 4,660th in 2019), the 760th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 717th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Ukrainian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hermann Kesten ranks 4,983 out of 7,302. Before him are Fritz von Unruh, Stanislav Stratiev, Hans Werner Richter, Rosa Mayreder, Giovanni Berchet, and Lygia Bojunga Nunes. After him are Jack Finney, Mordecai Richler, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Kjell Espmark, George Borrow, and Jamaica Kincaid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Hermann Kesten ranks 240. Before him are Arthur Norris, Hyman G. Rickover, Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov, Bing Xin, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, and Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira. After him are Colin Clive, Zenón Noriega Agüero, Edward Battell, Józef Kowalski, Ludovico Bidoglio, and Heinrich Hax. Among people deceased in 1996, Hermann Kesten ranks 234. Before him are V. N. Janaki, Wolfgang Koeppen, Morton Gould, Trần Văn Trà, Ludovico Avio, and Rene Bond. After him are Ottis Toole, Antonio Creus, Marin Sorescu, Károly Kárpáti, Emilio Zapico, and N. T. Rama Rao.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Hermann Kesten ranks 760 out of 1,365. Before him are Vasyl Lomachenko (1988), Vitaliy Parakhnevych (1969), Pyotr Todorovsky (1925), Mikhail Zhvanetsky (1934), Mária Gulácsy (1941), and Leonid Buryak (1953). After him are Ruslan Khomchak (1967), Aleksei Kruchyonykh (1886), Eduard Bagritsky (1895), Alexander Brailowsky (1896), David Cherkassky (1931), and Georg Marco (1863).

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Among WRITERS In Ukraine

Among writers born in Ukraine, Hermann Kesten ranks 109. Before him are Itzik Feffer (1900), Alexander Tairov (1885), Vladimir Dudintsev (1918), Mikhail Kheraskov (1733), Antoni Malczewski (1793), and Mikhail Zhvanetsky (1934). After him are Aleksei Kruchyonykh (1886), Eduard Bagritsky (1895), Yuriy Fedkovych (1834), Vasily Yan (1874), Mykhaylo Semenko (1892), and Yurii Andrukhovych (1960).

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