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Heðin Brú

1901 - 1987

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Heðin Brú (pronounced [ˈhejɪn bɹʉu]; August 17, 1901 – May 18, 1987) was the pen-name of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator. Heðin Brú is considered to be the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style. His novel, Feðgar á ferð (The Old Man and His Sons), was chosen as the Book of the twentieth century by the Faroese. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heðin Brú is the 4,896th most popular writer (up from 5,280th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 8th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Writer.

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Among writers, Heðin Brú ranks 4,896 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Oliver, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Norman Spinrad, Andreas Kalvos, Saint-Pol-Roux, and Alex Garland. After him are William Gibson, Alina Fernández, Simon Leys, Georg Calixtus, Andrejs Upīts, and Alexander Abusch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Heðin Brú ranks 256. Before him are James Dunn, Paul Martin, Otto Heckmann, Mickey Marcus, Mildred Davis, and Dorothy Hansine Andersen. After him are Marieluise Fleißer, Igor Ilyinsky, Gerhard von Rad, Paul Yü Pin, Cecília Meireles, and Hermann Josef Abs. Among people deceased in 1987, Heðin Brú ranks 183. Before him are Arturo Torres Carrasco, Paul Martin, Paul Butterfield, C. L. Moore, Robert Preston, and Henk Badings. After him are Ernő Goldfinger, Igor Newerly, Roderich Menzel, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Igor Ilyinsky, and Ivan Ivanov-Vano.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 9 out of 27. Before him are Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Christian Matras (1900), Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900). After him are Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), Rói Patursson (1947), Aksel V. Johannesen (1972), Marita Petersen (1940), Gunnar Nielsen (1986), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).

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Among WRITERS In Faroe Islands

Among writers born in Faroe Islands, Heðin Brú ranks 6. Before him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Christian Matras (1900), and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900). After him are Rói Patursson (1947), and Jakob Jakobsen (1864).

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