WRITER

Kjell Askildsen

1929 - 2021

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Kjell Askildsen (30 September 1929 – 23 September 2021) was a Norwegian writer best known for his minimalistic short stories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kjell Askildsen is the 2,667th most popular writer (up from 3,021st in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Norway (up from 187th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kjell Askildsen ranks 2,667 out of 7,302. Before him are John Millington Synge, Praxilla, Raul Hilberg, John Wyndham, Louise Colet, and Margaret Fuller. After him are María Elena Walsh, Xue Tao, Carlos Marighella, Malwida von Meysenbug, Pavlo Tychyna, and Heinz G. Konsalik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Kjell Askildsen ranks 199. Before him are Jürgen Ehlers, Charles Tilly, Rafael Eitan, Amitai Etzioni, Gastone Moschin, and Claude Goretta. After him are Duje Bonačić, Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Josef Suk, and Gerhard Hanappi. Among people deceased in 2021, Kjell Askildsen ranks 197. Before him are Lou Ottens, Yuan Longping, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Carlos do Carmo, Dani Karavan, and Horst Eckel. After him are Yevhen Marchuk, Benigno Aquino III, Gustavo Noboa, Elgin Baylor, Pilar Bardem, and Dilip Kumar.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kjell Askildsen ranks 178 out of 1,039. Before him are Karin Fossum (1954), Margit Sandemo (1924), Birger Ruud (1911), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), and Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899). After him are Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Dagny Juel (1867), Kristofer Hivju (1978), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Oscar Wisting (1871), and Amalie Skram (1846).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Kjell Askildsen ranks 28. Before him are Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Anne Holt (1958), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Petter Dass (1647), Karin Fossum (1954), and Margit Sandemo (1924). After him are Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Dagny Juel (1867), Amalie Skram (1846), Per Petterson (1952), Knud Knudsen (1812), and Hans Aanrud (1863).

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