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Jan Kjærstad

1953 - Today

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Jan Kjærstad (born 6 March 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo (cand. theol.). He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ("The Window"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Kjærstad is the 4,715th most popular writer (up from 4,848th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Norway (down from 307th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jan Kjærstad ranks 4,715 out of 7,302. Before him are François Tristan l'Hermite, Panas Myrny, Yoshiki Tanaka, Reiner Kunze, Benoîte Groult, and Wang Guowei. After him are Miljenko Jergović, Valentín Paz-Andrade, František Langer, Eleanor Farjeon, Saadat Hasan Manto, and Hervé Le Tellier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Jan Kjærstad ranks 310. Before him are Otmar Hasler, Louie Anderson, Vesna Pusić, Geddy Lee, Mokhtar Dahari, and Pertti Karppinen. After him are Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Thomas Ligotti, David Thornton, Carolyn Porco, Albert Rust, and Józef Młynarczyk.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jan Kjærstad ranks 316 out of 1,039. Before him are Martin Ødegaard (1998), Isak Abrahamsen (1891), Tom Sandberg (1955), Yngvar Bryn (1881), Roy Jacobsen (1954), and Petter Solberg (1974). After him are Olve Eikemo (1973), Skule Bårdsson (1189), Alexander Sørloth (1995), Otto Blehr (1847), Michael Sars (1805), and Odd Lundberg (1917).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jan Kjærstad ranks 56. Before him are Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807), Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Arnulf Øverland (1889), Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771), Hulda Garborg (1862), and Roy Jacobsen (1954). After him are Hans Jæger (1854), Christian Lassen (1800), Erlend Loe (1969), Johan Borgen (1902), Olav Aukrust (1883), and Linn Ullmann (1966).

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