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Maria Parr

1981 - Today

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Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven Municipality) is a Norwegian children's writer. She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen. She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven. Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte (2005) (published in English as Waffle Hearts in 2013), Tonje Glimmerdal (2009) (published in English as Astrid the unstoppable in 2018) and Keeperen og havet (2017) (published in English as Lena, the Sea, and Me in 2017), among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Parr is the 7,056th most popular writer (up from 7,121st in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from Norway (up from 783rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maria Parr ranks 7,056 out of 7,302. Before her are Jan Böhmermann, Geraldine Brooks, Sayed Kashua, Jay Asher, Sherman Alexie, and Radoslav Rochallyi. After her are Kauksi Ülle, David Nicholls, Kamila Shamsie, Sipan Shiraz, Rudolfo Anaya, and Anne Michaels.

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Among people born in 1981, Maria Parr ranks 661. Before her are Jan Böhmermann, Peter Nalitch, Blas Pérez, Frank Iero, Sarbel, and Xu Yan. After her are Júlia Sebestyén, Robert Buckley, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Teruyuki Moniwa, Paul Codrea, and Oliver Zaugg.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Maria Parr ranks 734 out of 1,039. Before her are Cashmere Cat (1987), Anders Jacobsen (1985), Jakob Oftebro (1986), Petter Næss (1960), Vibeke Stene (1978), and Kari Mette Johansen (1979). After her are Caroline Graham Hansen (1995), Morten Gamst Pedersen (1981), Vilde Frang (1986), Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (1987), Magnus Moan (1983), and Didrik Solli-Tangen (1987).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Maria Parr ranks 84. Before her are Tor Ulven (1953), Merethe Lindstrøm (1963), Tom Egeland (1959), Maja Lunde (1975), Carl Frode Tiller (1970), and Haddy N'jie (1979). After her are Hanne Ørstavik (1969), and Angelina Jordan (2006).

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