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Jostein Gaarder

1952 - Today

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Jostein Gaarder (Norwegian: [ˈjùːstæɪn ˈɡòːɖər]; born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (1991). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jostein Gaarder is the 515th most popular writer (up from 523rd in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Norway (down from 31st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Jostein Gaarder is most famous for his novel Sophie's World. The novel was first published in Norway in 1991 and has been translated into more than 50 languages.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jostein Gaarder ranks 515 out of 7,302. Before him are Erich Kästner, Heinrich Mann, Isaac Babel, Mika Waltari, August Wilhelm Schlegel, and Robert Walser. After him are Ivan Franko, Tibullus, Ivan Goncharov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ilya Ehrenburg, and Michel Houellebecq.

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Among people born in 1952, Jostein Gaarder ranks 21. Before him are Nelson Piquet, Robert Zemeckis, Emomali Rahmon, Zoran Đinđić, Christopher Reeve, and KP Sharma Oli. After him are Stephen Lang, Roger Milla, Tomislav Nikolić, Francis Fukuyama, Sylvia Kristel, and Isabella Rossellini.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jostein Gaarder ranks 39 out of 1,039. Before him are Ragnar Frisch (1895), Odd Hassel (1897), Jo Nesbø (1960), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Inge I of Norway (1135), and Lars Onsager (1903). After him are Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Christian Lous Lange (1869), and Eric Bloodaxe (885).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jostein Gaarder ranks 6. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828), Knut Hamsun (1859), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Ivar Aasen (1813), and Jo Nesbø (1960). After him are Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jon Fosse (1959), Jonas Lie (1833), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812).

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