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Kim Leine

1961 - Today

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Kim Leine Rasmussen (b. 28 August 1961 in Seljord, Telemark, Norway) is a Danish-Norwegian author who writes predominantly about Greenland. His books have been translated into twenty languages and won several prestigious literary prizes. His novel The Prophets of Eternal Fjord won six literature prizes in 2012 and 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Leine is the 6,504th most popular writer (down from 6,349th in 2019), the 566th most popular biography from Norway (down from 542nd in 2019) and the 77th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kim Leine ranks 6,504 out of 7,302. Before him are Naomi Mitchison, Andrew Kevin Walker, Anderson Cooper, Peter Wohlleben, Elizabeth Inchbald, and João W. Nery. After him are Caryl Churchill, Alyson Noël, Kathrin Schmidt, Anna Todd, Angie Sage, and Emanuel Pastreich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Kim Leine ranks 583. Before him are Sebastiano Nela, Charo, Armando Martínez, Serena Scott Thomas, Juan Echanove, and Sharon Lawrence. After him are Erich Gamma, Ersun Yanal, Israel Tsvaygenbaum, Gabi Zange, Vyacheslav Ivanenko, and Daniela Santanchè.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kim Leine ranks 566 out of 1,039. Before him are Silje Nergaard (1966), Bjørn Einar Romøren (1981), Kay Stenshjemmet (1953), Tiril Eckhoff (1990), Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (1964), and Arne Nordheim (1931). After him are Leif Jenssen (1948), Jo Benkow (1924), Frode Estil (1972), Tor Ulven (1953), Kim Ji-soo (null), and Jostein Flo (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Kim Leine ranks 77. Before him are Åsne Seierstad (1970), Kåre Holt (1916), Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), Tron Øgrim (1947), and Marit Paulsen (1939). After him are Tor Ulven (1953), Merethe Lindstrøm (1963), Tom Egeland (1959), Maja Lunde (1975), Carl Frode Tiller (1970), and Haddy N'jie (1979).

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