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Sofi Oksanen

1977 - Today

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Sofi-Elina Oksanen (born 7 January 1977) is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published six novels, of which "Purge" has gained the widest recognition. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sofi Oksanen is the 4,192nd most popular writer (up from 4,244th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Finland (down from 216th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sofi Oksanen ranks 4,192 out of 7,302. Before her are Walter Map, Johann Georg von Hahn, David Bergelson, Daniel-Rops, Daniel Boulanger, and Christopher Priest. After her are Jovan Rajić, Theodore Roszak, Grigore Vieru, François Cavanna, William Davenant, and Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Sofi Oksanen ranks 90. Before her are Marco Silva, John Mayer, Hun Manet, Tite Kubo, Sam Witwer, and Dave Farrell. After her are Changpeng Zhao, Frédéric Kanouté, Takuma Sato, Giorgos Karagounis, Erika Lust, and Hakan Yakin.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sofi Oksanen ranks 234 out of 751. Before her are Harald Öhquist (1891), Rafael Erich (1879), Väinö Kokkinen (1899), Heikki Kovalainen (1981), Armas Taipale (1890), and Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797). After her are Antti Tulenheimo (1879), Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945), Verner Weckman (1882), Paavo Johansson (1895), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), and Kalle Anttila (1887).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Sofi Oksanen ranks 20. Before her are Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), Bo Carpelan (1926), Pentti Linkola (1932), Paavo Haavikko (1931), Johannes Linnankoski (1869), and August Ahlqvist (1826). After her are Frans Michael Franzén (1772), Lydia Chukovskaya (1907), Uma Aaltonen (1940), Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791), Rosa Liksom (1958), and Tua Forsström (1947).

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