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Ingvar Ambjørnsen

1956 - Today

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Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: Utsikt til paradiset (1993), Fugledansen (1995), Brødre i blodet (1996), and Elsk meg i morgen (1999). Brødre i blodet ("Blood brothers") was turned into a successful movie, entitled Elling, which received an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Film category in 2001. The English translation of the novel is called Beyond the Great Indoors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ingvar Ambjørnsen is the 6,032nd most popular writer (up from 6,268th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Norway (up from 525th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ingvar Ambjørnsen ranks 6,032 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Brackett, Christoph Ransmayr, Tim O'Brien, Eva Ström, Sándor Bródy, and Vladimir Tendryakov. After him are Francis Marion Crawford, Ferreira de Castro, Ali Smith, Amy Tan, Can Dündar, and Yury Kazakov.

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Among people born in 1956, Ingvar Ambjørnsen ranks 473. Before him are Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Salvatore Bagni, František Jakubec, Steven Saylor, Rebecca Harms, and Andrew Lesnie. After him are Mike Godwin, Sofia Corban, Carol V. Robinson, Karel Jarolím, Jacek Wszoła, and Dean Butler.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ingvar Ambjørnsen ranks 475 out of 1,039. Before him are Maria Haukaas Mittet (1979), Lisbeth Korsmo (1948), Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962), Ernst Larsen (1926), Annie (1977), and Greta Nissen (1906). After him are Harald Strøm (1897), Rolf Holmberg (1914), Bjørn Paulson (1923), Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), Frithjof Sælen (1892), and Harald Natvig (1872).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Ingvar Ambjørnsen ranks 73. Before him are Inger Hagerup (1905), Vigdis Hjorth (1959), André Bjerke (1918), Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), Åsne Seierstad (1970), and Kåre Holt (1916). After him are Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), Tron Øgrim (1947), Marit Paulsen (1939), Kim Leine (1961), Tor Ulven (1953), and Merethe Lindstrøm (1963).

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