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Hjalmar Söderberg

1869 - 1941

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Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (2 July 1869 – 14 October 1941) was a Swedish novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stockholm through the eyes of the flaneur. Söderberg is regarded as one of the greatest writers in Swedish literature. His works are translated to more than twenty languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hjalmar Söderberg is the 1,782nd most popular writer (down from 1,510th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 238th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hjalmar Söderberg ranks 1,782 out of 7,302. Before him are Otfried Preußler, Egon Kisch, Robert M. Parker Jr., Jeffery Deaver, Katsu Kaishū, and Handrij Zejler. After him are Upton Sinclair, Viktor Barna, William Carlos Williams, Izabela Czartoryska, José Carlos Mariátegui, and Thomas of Celano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Hjalmar Söderberg ranks 58. Before him are Giulio Douhet, Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Liane de Pougy, Caterina Albert, Stanisław Wojciechowski, and Stanisław Wyspiański. After him are Joseph Franklin Rutherford, Julius Dorpmüller, Yevno Azef, Michael von Faulhaber, Zinaida Gippius, and Gerrit Smith Miller. Among people deceased in 1941, Hjalmar Söderberg ranks 62. Before him are Lou Gehrig, Karin Boye, Guido Adler, Natalie of Serbia, Henri Cornet, and Gaetano Mosca. After him are Charles Huntziger, Hans Berger, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Christian Sinding, Guillermo Kahlo, and Jaan Tõnisson.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Hjalmar Söderberg ranks 272 out of 1,879. Before him are Estrid of the Obotrites (979), Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1616), Agne Simonsson (1935), Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889), Catherine Stenbock (1535), and Ove Kindvall (1943). After him are Princess Amalia of Sweden (1805), Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911), Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787), Christopher Polhem (1661), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), and Lennart Carleson (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Hjalmar Söderberg ranks 19. Before him are Maj Sjöwall (1935), Olaus Petri (1493), Per Olov Enquist (1934), Karin Boye (1900), Stig Dagerman (1923), and Camilla Läckberg (1974). After him are Maria Gripe (1923), Elsa Beskow (1874), Per Wahlöö (1926), Håkan Nesser (1950), Sven Nordqvist (1946), and Ulf Stark (1944).

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