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Ivar Lo-Johansson

1901 - 1990

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Ivar Lo-Johansson (23 February 1901 – 11 April 1990) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. His autobiographical 1978 memoir, Pubertet (Puberty), won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivar Lo-Johansson is the 4,692nd most popular writer (down from 4,375th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 646th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ivar Lo-Johansson ranks 4,692 out of 7,302. Before him are Zane Grey, José Craveirinha, Solomon Alkabetz, Roy Jacobsen, Adikavi Pampa, and Uğur Mumcu. After him are Richard Pococke, Elisaveta Bagriana, Saul Alinsky, Patrik Ouředník, Juan José Arreola, and Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Ivar Lo-Johansson ranks 246. Before him are Ramón J. Sender, George Vernot, Otto Kaiser, Gaston Waringhien, Jakub Berman, and Rudolf Wetzer. After him are Suzanne Lilar, Pedro Benítez, René Dubos, James Dunn, Paul Martin, and Otto Heckmann. Among people deceased in 1990, Ivar Lo-Johansson ranks 206. Before him are Willy Vandersteen, Roman Vishniac, Manuel Anatol, Oscarino Costa Silva, David White, and Laurence J. Peter. After him are Georges de Rham, Eve Arden, Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Gino Cappello, and Frédéric Rossif.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ivar Lo-Johansson ranks 734 out of 1,879. Before him are Jean Tabary (1930), John Svanberg (1881), Ove Grahn (1943), Oscar von Sydow (1873), Ludvig Norman (1831), and Anders Svensson (1976). After him are Stig Sundqvist (1922), Gunder Bengtsson (1946), Anders Johansson (1962), Eddie Meduza (1948), Krister Kristensson (1942), and Ragnar Östberg (1866).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Ivar Lo-Johansson ranks 63. Before him are Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Runer Jonsson (1916), Per Wästberg (1933), Elin Wägner (1882), Dan Andersson (1888), and Birgitta Trotzig (1929). After him are Göran Tunström (1937), Barbro Lindgren (1937), Jan Arnald (1963), Dagmar Lange (1914), Kjell Espmark (1930), and Dagny Carlsson (1912).

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