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Moa Martinson

1890 - 1964

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Moa Martinson (born Helga Maria Swarts; 2 November 1890 – 5 August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of the working class, and also the personal development of women. Her works were about motherhood, love, poverty, politics, religion, urbanization and the hard living conditions of the working-class woman. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moa Martinson is the 3,994th most popular writer (down from 3,922nd in 2019), the 587th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 573rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Moa Martinson ranks 3,994 out of 7,302. Before her are Joseba Sarrionandia, Alfred Kerr, Matilde Serao, Luciano De Crescenzo, Nick Hornby, and Ferenc Fejtő. After her are Johannes Jørgensen, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Anar Rzayev, Syd Field, Yu Dafu, and Bharatendu Harishchandra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Moa Martinson ranks 155. Before her are Katherine Anne Porter, Elmer Niklander, Traugott Herr, Joachim von Kortzfleisch, Tibor Szamuely, and Elia Abu Madi. After her are Henri Decoin, Ellen Osiier, Ernst Deutsch, Percy Hodge, Armas Taipale, and Rudolf von Bünau. Among people deceased in 1964, Moa Martinson ranks 122. Before her are Rudolph Maté, Ary Barroso, Seán O'Casey, Joseph Schildkraut, Eugen Varga, and Alfred Blalock. After her are Adolf Šimperský, Vasily Agapkin, Ronald Fairbairn, Abbās al-Aqqād, Maurice Farman, and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Moa Martinson ranks 587 out of 1,879. Before her are Björn Granath (1946), Anna Sundström (1785), Victor Lindelöf (1994), Arne Borg (1901), Hjalmar Bergman (1883), and Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833). After her are Gösta Dunker (1905), Kikki Danielsson (1952), Martha Norelius (1909), Gustaf Fröding (1860), Johan Renck (1966), and Elisabeth Söderström (1927).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Moa Martinson ranks 48. Before her are Liza Marklund (1962), Torgny Lindgren (1938), Åsa Larsson (1966), Lina Sandell (1832), Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718), and Hjalmar Bergman (1883). After her are Gustaf Fröding (1860), Leif G. W. Persson (1945), Sven Lindqvist (1932), David Lagercrantz (1962), Sara Lidman (1923), and Anna Maria Lenngren (1754).

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